Durian mania

The World

Durian is Southeast Asia’s most polarizing fruit: people either love it or hate it. A lot of it has to do with the aroma. But in Asia, durian has never been more popular, driven in part by the exploding market for it in China. The World’s Patrick Winn has the story from Bangkok. 

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