tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post7033376022839316672..comments2024-03-17T05:47:35.079-07:00Comments on Benito's Wine Reviews: Benito vs. the DurianBenitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-17741025338626642922022-03-08T05:58:02.048-08:002022-03-08T05:58:02.048-08:00Really interesting to read the article tour site i...<br />Really interesting to read the article tour site is really giving more informational facts and happy to read.<br /><br /><a href="https://skipbinsbrisbanecity.com.au/concrete-bricks-waste-removal/" rel="nofollow">concrete bricks waste removal</a>Ahmedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089371846055341708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-48713046261702561942021-06-18T20:34:24.044-07:002021-06-18T20:34:24.044-07:00You actually make it seem so easy with your presen...You actually make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this topic to be really something which I think I would never understand. It seems too complicated and extremely broad for me. I’m looking forward to your next post, I will try to get the hang of it!<br /><a href="https://www.aussiebinsskip.com.au/" rel="nofollow">brisbane garbage disposal</a><br /><a href="https://www.aussiebinsskip.com.au/skip-bin-hire-yeerongpilly/" rel="nofollow">skip bin hire yeerongpilly</a><br /><br />Bina Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14565764748901161880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-67372576380350915152010-04-17T15:35:45.421-07:002010-04-17T15:35:45.421-07:00durian! i love this fruit minus the aftersmell~durian! i love this fruit minus the aftersmell~Mr. Pineapple Manhttp://mrpineappleman.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-36398945154958282942010-04-16T07:36:41.538-07:002010-04-16T07:36:41.538-07:00Sam,
Thanks for stepping in to bravely defend dur...Sam,<br /><br />Thanks for stepping in to bravely defend durian. Anthony Bourdain absolutely loves the stuff, and obviously there are big fans of it out there. <br /><br />Some even consider it an aphrodisiac, but I think that would require two people who are really into durian.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />BenitoBenitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-66376566106327749552010-04-16T07:20:02.394-07:002010-04-16T07:20:02.394-07:00I am such a baby, there are a few things that I ca...I am such a baby, there are a few things that I cannot and will not eat, (filter meat, caviar) I like Durian. I think mine had to be fresher than yours, it smelled gawd awful but I didn't get the linger that you did. I loved the creamy texture and being a veggie-over-fruit person, I adored the savory nature of it. That being said I only had it once and I have not run back to get another, kinda a pain in the ass to cut into and the defrosting time makes for some strange looks from the neighbors.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-12068698043934113542010-04-16T06:55:49.594-07:002010-04-16T06:55:49.594-07:00In the great words of Dr. Phil "How is that b...In the great words of Dr. Phil "How is that burger and Shiner working for ya?"Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336285021196727394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-3083751862092753082010-04-16T06:40:12.991-07:002010-04-16T06:40:12.991-07:00Dad,
Fear not, the rest of the week has been pret...Dad,<br /><br />Fear not, the rest of the week has been pretty normal. A burger and a Shiner beer the other day, in fact. A Hank Hill kind of meal. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />BenitoBenitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-13281762896165707902010-04-16T06:35:56.296-07:002010-04-16T06:35:56.296-07:00Ben,
It is time for a intervention. You need some ...Ben,<br />It is time for a intervention. You need some Apples and Peaches (domestic, nothing that has hauled on the back of a lama in Tibet), a PB&J sandwich and a glass of 3.5 Milk. Get down to the West Street Dinner and order the large chicken and dumplings with some greens and cornbread. I'll buy.Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336285021196727394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-9607627631635609122010-04-16T06:27:16.892-07:002010-04-16T06:27:16.892-07:00Paul,
I'm surprised eating this didn't co...Paul,<br /><br />I'm surprised eating this didn't come up during the gom jabbar test in <i>Dune</i>. "Fear is the stomach turner!"<br /><br />Cheers,<br />BenitoBenitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-78960612754887887922010-04-16T06:21:36.725-07:002010-04-16T06:21:36.725-07:00/me considers a variation on Roy Batty's death.../me considers a variation on Roy Batty's death speech:<br /><br />"I've ... *smelled* things you people wouldn't believe."Paul M. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917343126799588305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-31572849811478189952010-04-16T06:16:15.244-07:002010-04-16T06:16:15.244-07:00Fredric,
There are many people that really love t...Fredric,<br /><br />There are many people that really love the stuff, and even a few mentioned enjoying it when I brought this up on Facebook. I'm thinking you need to be introduced to it at an early age or be introduced in small quantities. I wouldn't recommend plunging in head first like I did. <br /><br />As for why I tasted it... There was that slight belief that perhaps all the horror stories were exaggerated, or unfair. <br /><br />Constance,<br /><br />I can give you a wine pairing for this. Use a badly corked wine, or one heavily contaminated with brett, and it's going to smell like Chateau d'Yquem by comparison. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />BenitoBenitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-39101853439115398372010-04-16T05:24:43.103-07:002010-04-16T05:24:43.103-07:00that is dedication!that is dedication!Constance Chttp://wineconnoisseur101.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-83984311133693674792010-04-16T04:35:07.742-07:002010-04-16T04:35:07.742-07:00so why do people bother with the damn thing? i kno...so why do people bother with the damn thing? i know there's a certain pride in local delicacies -- I ate a breakfast of fermented cheese, fried millet and mare's milk in Mongolia -- and food that seems exotic (or demonic), but why go to all this trouble to eat a substance that seems like something out of the bowels of a Lovecraftian monster?fredric koeppelhttp://www.biggerthanyourhead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-86832553399128979582010-04-15T19:14:18.232-07:002010-04-15T19:14:18.232-07:00Ed,
I've got to admit, I was more scared the ...Ed,<br /><br />I've got to admit, I was more scared the first time I ate snails, but I ended up loving those and couldn't get enough. Durian is worse after you eat it, and then once you are cursed by the foul aroma you have a visceral urge to get far away from it, but the evil is now inside you!<br /><br />I have to be careful sometimes with these stories. Somebody will invite me over for dinner and say, "Sorry, we're just having meatloaf... There's no hog pancreas or squid tentacles in it." Jeez, I don't eat like this all the time, but sometimes I find real gems, like that luscious buttery escargot. Mmmmm...<br /><br />Cheers,<br />BenitoBenitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-66658063665063040222010-04-15T18:58:09.083-07:002010-04-15T18:58:09.083-07:00Dude, you guys are just way out of my league. Thi...Dude, you guys are just way out of my league. This durian stuff just sounds awful. I have travelled quite a bit and like to live by the statement of "when in Rome..." but this just sounds over the line. If Zimmerman won't touch it, that should be a sign. You get the merit badge of courage, my friend.Wine Tonite!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05716116010465686697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-64520091224411743402010-04-15T18:22:44.995-07:002010-04-15T18:22:44.995-07:00Joe,
I'll eat pretty much anything as well. ...Joe,<br /><br />I'll eat pretty much anything as well. There are some foods that I just find boring, like chickpeas. Hummus is fine, but most of your flavor is coming from the garlic and olive oil, or whatever else you used to spice up an otherwise bland starch. But I could eat a full can of the little bastards without choking. <br /><br />I've eaten baby octopus fresh out of the Ligurian sea, big black ants that were still alive, abalone in a really sketchy Chinese joint where even the chicken was considered dangerous, and all sorts of weird and wonderful things. <br /><br />Durian is just nasty. I've been in the Tinker AFB locker room on a hot summer day. I've encountered a decomposing deer in the woods. I've been around human corpses in various states of decay (former anthropology major). Durian wins the foul smell trophy. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />BenitoBenitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-73167574231836411602010-04-15T18:07:27.870-07:002010-04-15T18:07:27.870-07:00Damn! You are a tougher man than I. But, I guess...Damn! You are a tougher man than I. But, I guess I would try it. Nothing is more horrifying to me than hard boiled chicken egg whites. And I'll eat anything.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188665746443591632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-2497567787715145962010-04-15T16:02:06.445-07:002010-04-15T16:02:06.445-07:00Scott,
I'm by no means a picky eater. I'...Scott,<br /><br />I'm by no means a picky eater. I'll try just about everything, and even if I don't like it, I won't complain. But durian is just a special category of <i>wrong</i>. <br /><br />It's really that lingering aftertaste and aftersmell that's the problem. It's like a neighbor with a really loud stereo: yeah, I appreciate the works of the Notorious B.I.G., but right at this moment Biggie's giving me a headache and I can't get away from it. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />BenitoBenitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-37445078692268447922010-04-15T15:55:00.143-07:002010-04-15T15:55:00.143-07:00Cheers man. I once got a sample of some durian ch...Cheers man. I once got a sample of some durian cheesecake thing in a Singapore supermarket and almost cried because I tasted skunk for two hours. For me, its just awful.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837749224996468296noreply@blogger.com