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TEXT: WONG AH YOKE ILLUSTRATIONS: CEL GULAPA SUNDAY TIMES GRAPHICS: SALLY LAM
Black Gold
This is a name coined for more premium Mao Shan Wang, with its characteristic thick and creamy �esh and balance of sweet and bitter �avours. There are greyish seams running down the �esh.
Lipan
This elongated durian has pale yellow creamy �esh with a sweet �avour.
Capri
Its �esh is very pale or almost white in colour. The taste is very bitter and the texture soft and a bit wet.
D13
The �esh is deep yellow and tastes mildly sweet and
not bitter. The seeds are usually
rather big.
Black Pearl or Tai Yuan
Oval with thin thorns, with pale greyish-yellow
�esh and small, pearl-like seeds. It is creamy with a slight bitterness and milky
aftertaste.
Green Bamboo or Tekka
Elongated husk with thin thorns and brownish-yellow �esh. It goes from bitter to sweet and ends with a bitter aftertaste. There is also a metallic undertone.
Golden Phoenix
Round with light green to greyish
thorns, with a cluster of small ones at the
bottom. Its pale yellow �esh has a
�oral fragrance and bittersweet taste.
Mao Shan Wang
Light green with thick and short thorns, distinguished by a star-shaped pattern at the bottom with a bald patch. Its buttery yellow �esh is creamy and �breless, with a bittersweet ending.
King of Kings
This is a top-grade Mao Shan Wang
that comes from old trees in Malaysia,
supposedly from the Gua Musang area where the varietal
originated from. The yellow �esh is creamy
with a sweet-bitter taste and the seeds
are small.Tupai King
The yellow pulp of the roundish fruit is buttery and syrupy, with an alcoholic note.
Kunpo
The pulp of the oblong-shaped fruit is orange and has a dry
texture, with a mild and sweet �avour.
XO (Johor)
This has pale yellow �esh that is creamy
and bitter. It is not to be confused with
Pahang XO, which is a premium grade of D24.
TSW
The name stands for Tai Shang Wang, which is a Chinese term for a king’s living father. It is another premium version of Mao Shan Wang that is similar to King of Kings. Apparently, the name is coined by Singapore sellers to denote a higher grade.
Black Thorn
Elongated yellowish husk with blackish thorn tips. Its burnt-orange �esh is thick and smooth, with a �oral sweetness.
Tawa
Oblong with large thorns, with a characteristic depression at the bottom. Its milky yellow �esh is �breless and bittersweet. The wetter ones are more bitter.
Durian lovers are in for a treat as the annual main durian season has kicked o� and will last till early September.
Here is a guide on the varietals sold in Singapore
Black Pearl or Tai Yuan
Oval with thin thorns, with pale greyish-yellow
�esh and small, pearl-like seeds. It is creamy with a slight bitterness and milky
aftertaste.
Red Prawn or Ang Hae
Elongated with short and thick thorns. The �esh is custardy and smooth, with a good
balance of sweetness and bitterness.
D24 or Sultan
Popular in the 1990s before Mao Shan Wang
came along, this has pale yellow �esh with a
sweet and bitter �avour.
Durian lovers are in for a treat as the annual main durian season has kicked o� and will last till early September.
Here is a guide on the varietals sold in Singapore
DURIAN
Lipan
This elongated durian has pale yellow creamy �esh with a sweet �avour.
trees in Malaysia, supposedly from the
Gua Musang area where the varietal
originated from. The yellow �esh is creamy
Mao Shan Wang
the bottom with a bald
�esh is creamy and �breless, with a
decoded