“Our durians are usually harvested in mid-June but the season came early this year due to the unstable weather. Stall operator Chew Chye Chooi, who has been farming and selling durians for over 20 years, says he can sell about eight tonnes a day. But the weather was too hot for us to eat it at the stall, so we decided to bring them home.” “They have been asking me to take them for durians since last week. “It is a practice taught by my mother,” said the 39-year-old.īusinessman Peter Ho, 50, also took advantage of the ongoing school holidays to shop for durians with his teenage sons. I usually get my family to drink saltwater after a durian feast to reduce the heatiness. “The current hot weather will not stand between me and my durians. “I go to my regular stall in Taman Sutera Utama as they have ‘buy one, get one free’ deals and I can bring home up to 10 durians.
Many are still snapping up the King of Fruits in large quantities, including babysitter Nurul Syahira Ismail, who is looking forward to the durian season. JOHOR BARU: Malaysians are not letting the scorching weather come between them and their durians, which are known to induce “heatiness.”
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