Chipp

I'll boil the seeds then. Thanks for the idea. And, I won't go too heavy handed on the flavour application for fried rice, chicken, etc. I think some of the chicken will also get a curry treatment. Here's to learning about this fruit and all of its savoury applications! Dinner awaits...

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. I'm guessing I should flesh out and/or update my profile... I generally cook from every cuisine and technique I can learn about and get my hands on. I'll make sure to update this with my durian pursuits, but I'm open to more suggestions!

Thanks for both of the ideas. I think I'll try and use them both tonight, actually! The durian fried rice might be divided into a curry-yogurt based fried rice, and a simpler dish focusing almost completely on the durian. I'm planning on having a salad, and I'll take this into consideration. I can't source banana bud by tonight, but I have other fresh ingredients that I'll try to work with a nice vinagrette and create something interesting (and hopefully appetizing).

The majority of recipes and ideas involving durian seem to revolve around ice creams, shakes, cakes, squares, and other sweets. I want to work it into a bunch of dinner dishes tonight, but I can't eat 6 courses of dessert! So far, I've only come across durian fried rice, and on a personal level I'm thinking it might be good to bake chicken in a rich durian-coconut sauce, by just blended flesh and coconut cream. Thoughts? Thanks for any ideas - I'll try them tonight!