They sell durians a few blocks from my house in Chinatown, and I've had them a couple of times. I happen to like them, although a Thai woman I worked with once claimed that you have to buy them fresh and ripe off the tree. I disagree with Bingley, though. They stink--and only when you open them. And the reactions you get opening them can be hillarious. People literally flee the room. Durian shakes are lovely. The fruits make wonderful holiday gifts, especially to the unsuspecting.