Feeding China's growing demand for durians | Correspondents' Diary | Full Episode

China's growing appetite for the prickly fruit has pushed Malaysia's major durian-producing states to new levels, while restaurants in China scramble to find new ways to feature it on their menus. Durian chicken soup, anyone?
CNA's correspondents report from Pahang, Johor and Shanghai.
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[@lilytoh3580]

Love what the Orang Asli are doing: preserving their forests, and growing durian trees as well. Bravo! Make money and conserve the green forest as well as propagating msny varieties of durians and othebeild fruits from the jungle. So glad the natives are not letting big timber corporations destroy their jungles. The propagation of rare varieties are highly sought by gourmet durian buyers. Each variety has a somewhat unique taste, texture, colour, pleasure and keeping quality. Only with government co-operation can the production increase to meet the demand of the l.4 billion people. and will boost the economy of Malaysia, making durian growing and production much more highly economical than Palm oil, making palm oil estate owners replacing their palm trees with durian trees. However many durians are produced, the demand will always be very high and very desirable. When the prices are lower, more people will be able to buy and enjoy them.

[@madamjim6302]

Thanks for sharing😍

[@PosauneundPapier]

It's so hard to get in the US (especially of good quality). I'd like to try this some time.

[@remmyjr8983]

Relax, fellas. We eat the fresh ones while china have the frozen. cheers.

[@tien7742]

👍😍 Fresh ripen Durian's aromas.... Very sweet, creamy, yummy 😋& very addictive as well..The most EXPENSIVE TROPICAL fruits in usa's..😕..

[@imanmanimanman7667]

😮😮😮

[@aloha3976]

Betul Mustafa

[@MHaffiezMNazri]

Durian chicken soup?! I'm dead!

[@kaoriaochi6839]

Hahaha ... chinese are creative, they think!

[@SuccessforLifester]

I thought Diana Ser just did a similar feature for talking point.

[@channelnewsasia]

Hi Sean! Diana Ser did indeed do an episode on Talking Point kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYSloWasYtJjm7c that looked at how durian supply to Singapore might be affected. This Correspondents' Diary feature looks at how the Malaysian durian industry is evolving to meet growing Chinese demand, and the innovative ways durian is being incorporated into Chinese cuisine.

[@anthonygreenfield123]

Production should be expanded

[@billyuan7068]

猫猫king please come back ！I am waiting for you at AMK

[@AYOGAgriVenture]

Wow i think this is good

[@lilytoh3580]

So delicious

[@soritasun9407]

I just have planted 302 Durain trees with 2 types of Durain species like Mutorn and Mousang king. It would take 3 to 4 years to get Durain fruits.

[@lobsterparity7514]

Wishing u all the best

[@imanmanimanman7667]

Kaya kamu ke depan nanti😮😮😮

[@danielchengcheowshen9068]

I know that people used to eat durian with nasi lemak or made them into tempoyak, but it seem China’s culinary scene brings it to a whole new level. 😁😁😁

[@channelnewsasia]

@Daniel Cheng Cheowshen would you try durian chicken soup?

[@lobsterparity7514]

Bcs the chinese are very exoctic, thats why in Malaysia and Singapore we always can see fish ‘head’ curry bcs of Indian and Chinese influence, but in south India where the fish curry originated, we can’t see fish head curry or fish head dishes at all bcs Indians there dont cook fish heads.

[@GODLOVEME-uj3vb]

oh dear those kampong durain seller business are blooming to a millionaire

[@hotlava777]

How? Singapore no more durian to eat. 😢

[@mamachola]

you guys will still have durians from johor :)

[@zennoix9984]

Deal with it.....

[@rockStar-rz3gs]

I just eat one so tasty 100 hkd or 12 usd

[@jrukawa11]

Reporters on durian trips

[@imanmanimanman7667]

Org asli di Pahang tidak mahu buat demo ka sebab hutan di Pahang berpuluh ribu hektar di tebang dgn penceroboh hutan simpan.

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

Singapore durian...no we do have land, but it Malaysia durian

[@jalaalakbar2973]

Why they don't interest Indonesian durian as an alternative market.. Indonesia has many varieties of durian..

[@imanmanimanman7667]

Sebab tidak kena dgn lidah China tanah besar dong..

[@eddiegoodrich9858]

this is crazy!!! feeding over 1 Billion population in China and Malaysia is a small country and no much land to durian plantation, and I'm now anti over populated countries!!!!!

[@anip735]

Malaysia best durian, musang King's.

[@robrich8294]

Durian tastes incredible and love the texture and flavor. I’ve only had it frozen and only had the Thailand Monthong frozen variety. My first durian was when I was 53 years old. I wish I was living in a warm climate as I would have jackfruit and durian trees along with mango trees on my property.

[@eqiennaw]

this is sad, people become greedier and exploits the land for everything, not only durian tree....everything

[@bangtongkat6821]

nuuuu #Made by Malaysians, For Malaysians!!!!!

[@abdulraniahmad5439]

I strongly opposes exporting Malaysia durian to China …. export to Singapore ok mah cos they are not many people there … even now the price of durian locally is exorbitant … it’s better if those durian plantation owners organize a tourism packages to China to come over here instead and eat all they want …

[@joeawk]

They will plant durians in southern Yunnan and when that happens, durians will once again become very affordable.

[@keytiax1128]

plan durian n be rich dont be stupid

[@rajasingammuthusamy959]

Malaysian must learn to make plastic durians for china export.

[@zennoix9984]

Can make durian buns for them XD

[@rajasingammuthusamy959]

@@zennoix9984 durian icecream, durian soap, durian noodles.

[@anthonygreenfield123]

Hahahaha yes. Karma for them

[@sigseroAC]

You will find most of this fruit in Thailand and is an economic fruit. Is a horticulture that produces seasonal results. The word Durian is derived from the Thai language, where the turien is pronounced t

[@varkkha]

what is turien mean? in malay duri = thorn.

[@nabilahhalimi8745]

Alahai... Duri (thorn) hence durian. Rambut (hair) hence rambutan.

[@jamalmanap4521]

@@nabilahhalimi8745 haha.. dia sebutan 'd' pun keras lidah, Ada hati nk claim.

[@hyouzanren1846]

🤤🤤🤤