There are many varieties of durian, so when buying durian, we also need to pay attention to understand which variety is better to eat, and also pay attention to the methods and skills of selection, such as the Golden ‘pillow’, ‘Chani’, and ‘Long Handle’ and other common varieties are more delicious.

(1) ‘Golden Pillow’ (Mengtong), is the most popular one at present, with abundant flesh and sweetness, the flesh is golden yellow, and often there is one piece larger, called ‘main meat’, because the smell is not strong, it is very suitable for beginners to ‘enter’ and eat this kind of smelly and fragrant fruit. Now the Golden Pillow can be eaten all year round, but the price varies with the season, the cheapest during the peak season, and also the best time to eat;

(2) ‘Chani’, with small leaves and small size, more flesh, and small kernel, is more popular, and it is cheaper than the Golden Pillow. The flesh is best in deep yellow;

(3) Long handle: This kind of durian is named because its fruit handle is longer than other varieties. This variety has a long and round handle, and the whole durian is mainly round, with the flesh and kernel also in a round shape. The skin is light green, with dense spines, large kernel, less flesh but delicate and flavorful;

(4) Guoye套：The flesh is particularly delicate, its sweetness is like honey, the small kernel is welcomed by ‘gastronomes’, and it is the most expensive kind of durian. The origin of Thai durian is vast, from the central Nakhon Ratchasima Province to the eastern Rayong Province, the durian of Prachinburi Province has won the championship. The durian in southern Thailand is inferior to that in central and eastern parts, with large kernels and small flesh, but because it ripens later, it becomes ‘rare and valuable’ after the peak season of other durians.

Choosing durian is also a kind of learning. Whether a durian is delicious or not is not only related to the variety, origin, climate, fertilization, and picking time, but also extremely important to open it at the right time for eating.

Because it is not yet ripe and is eaten raw, the durian flesh is hard and tasteless, and it tastes like chewing wax, so it will not be delicious. Therefore, when buying, it is not advisable to ask the vendors more, as they will use a thin bamboo stick to gently tap the durian, listen to its sound to distinguish its ripeness, and at the same time decide whether it can be cut open by smelling, or you can choose the peeled durian with only the flesh sold in fruit stalls or supermarkets, so that you can see and feel with your eyes and fingers whether it is ripe, and at the same time, one person can only eat one durian at a time, so buying a part of it to eat is also a good method.