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Two
of the rare durians, which were displayed in a perspex case in a
store in Tasikmalaya in the neighboring province, were sold for
14 million rupiah ($1,002) each, said Sudarno, who uses one name
like many Indonesians.
Asked why anyone would pay such a high price, he said the
harvest from this particular tree had failed in past seasons,
but a new fertilizer helped to produce fruit this year.
"It's sweet..fluffy and delicious," Sudarno said by phone,
describing the texture as creamy like butter.
Durian are often grown in family orchards or small-scale farms
and are hugely popular in many parts of Asia.
Sometimes described as smelling like an open sewer or turpentine
when ripe, durian are banned in some airports, public transport
and hotels in Southeast Asia.
Sudarno said most of the 20 durians produced by his tree were
premature, but four were offered for sale. Two were sold and the
others pulled from display after their quality faded.
He did not know who bought the fruit.
($1 = 13,970.0000 rupiah)
(Reporting by Agustinus Beo Da Costa; Editing by Ed Davies and
Darren Schuettler)
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