Sunday with H.I. Bilton

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hunglvq

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First of all, I would like to express deep thanks to Auntie for this surprise gift for our baby (not yet known whether boy or girl). This is a birth-gift and for sure I will hand it back to the baby when it is born next month. I’ll put it in the baby’s cradle as a Vietnamese tradition. I’ll teach the baby chop and have fun with it as soon as the baby grows older.

This is a really cute knife by Dil Kami. It came out of the box razor sharp, really portable. I take it everywhere.

Thank you again, Auntie.

Hung

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What are those in the last picture? Edible and how do they taste?

Looks like a really nice Khuk and in a style I don't have... maybe I need to get married and have kids. :)
 
Warty,

This fruit tastes mostly like lychee for your easier imagination. In here, as per traditional medicine, it's grouped into the "hot" fruit group with durian, mango, lychee, longan, mandarin,... When you eat too much, your body develops "inner heat" and you will get pricky heat, excessive rheum, a lot of acne,... but a few is fantastic.

Cheers,
 
Great pics Hung! Can't say I've given the Bilton much attention, but it does look like a handy little knife.
 
:) all westerners should try a durian, the king of fruits, at least once, the fragrance is memorable, the taste divine :D

i understand in some countries it is illegal to carry one on a bus.
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ref: wiki on the durian

i especially like the bit where they say..."Your breath will smell as if you'd been French-kissing your dead grandmother."
 
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Funny story about durians:

One flight passenger flew to Atlantic from one S.E.A country and had his durians vacuum packed into a hand carry sack (These happened before the durian ban)

Due to the increasing pressure in the cabin, the seal broken and what happened in the next minutes :
Other passengers having difficulties breathing --> sulfurous gas --> false alarm for terrorism , resulted in an emergency landing in HK.

Ah....Penang is home to some of the most exotic species of durians- sound tasted like whiskey, some like a thousand years stench and some like buttermilk with honey.

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Tycoon sends jet to S’pore for durian purchase

Wednesday July 14, 2010

THE Musang King durian from Malaysia has proven to be so delicious that Stanley Ho, who is Macau’s Gambling King, sent his personal jet to pick up 88 durians from Singapore.

China Press reported that Ho bought about RM4,800 worth of the durian from the 818 Durian Stall in the island republic.

Ho then shared the king of fruits with his friend Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing by giving him 10 durians.

The daily reported that Ho’s worker wanted to buy 98 durians but only managed to get 88 as supply was low due to adverse weather.

In Singapore, the Musang King durian costs about RM38 per kilo, the daily reported.

from The Star online.
 
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In Vietnam they sell at ~$2 per kilo even the most famous ones. Grab an air ticket and come here quick, Jay! :D :D :D
 
Nice pictures, thank you for sharing
 
I love Lychees and ate many nice fresh ones while in China.
Never had a Durian or a Rambutan but I am always game to try a few...

Like I say Hung, yo have some nice blades and take some nice pix.
 
Gonna be in Thailand in a few days - rambutan, mangosteen, here I come!!! perhaps even the durian! :p

hung, nice pics of a neat kukri. :thumbup: You're starting your kid early, I got my first real kukri, a little one but sharp and all, when I must have been like 4 yrs old. Still regret the day I gave it away as a kid. :mad: I gave my daughter her first real khukuri last year when she was 6yrs, small one like yours.
 
Hi Sta94,

Great that you are coming to Thailand. Let's try all you can just as the chance is rare. Durian is not a big deal. The deep fried spider, grasshopper, and insects are also nice to try. I tried fried spider in Cambodia. Their big belly taste really nice. The rest of the body is nothing, just crispy.

If you are coming to the weekend market in Bangkok (Jatujak market or Chatuchak market), let's check out some old Thai Enep. I bought mine there. Can share with you the address.
 
Just found some good infos.

It was said that “Drinking water out of an empty durian shell will also cool you off”.
Logical guess is the shell controls the temperatures of the fruits so that it stays in a solid form (cold state)

When we were little, grandma used to prepare glasses of salt water after the consumption of durians.

More infos here:

http://foodtraveldiary.com/malaysian-food/do-i-dare-to-eat-a-durian-fruit

Drinking alcohol while eating durian is thought to be dangerous, or even fatal, a myth that motivated mystery writer Stuart Cloete to concoct a plot in which a Malaysian resident murders a visitor by feeding him large quantities of durian and whiskey.
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Black stuff (Guinness) + durians + hot spa = see you in hell.
 
Interesting info, Jay.

My friend in Singapore also share with me the tip of salt water. This is a good point for durian seller for more consumtion!

Dont know if it's poisonous with alcohol. In Vietnam, people sell durian at most of the restaurant. I used to put durian in a glass of Heineken beer and eat with the root of green onion. It tastes so weird.
 
Hung,

I guess having durians over the stall with a group of friends/ family is more fun.
You ended up having more.

The after effect is unbearable. Those burps are just the same as petai (a type of jungle fruit/vege) consumption. That smell haunts you for days!
But Petai is known for curing diabetes.

I used to put durian in a glass of Heineken beer and eat with the root of green onion. It tastes so weird.
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If the durians you had have alcohol smell in it...i won't mind either.

It's the combination of heat that kills you. Another old trick for overheated body is to have "English tea", malaysian way- a mixture of beer +a pinch of salt. The notion "tea" is because the color of the beer resembles tea.

Weird, i know.:)
 
Oh Petai. In here we still have that. The leaf looks like leaf of the tamarind, and the fruit look somehow like green pea but flatter and longer. We call it "trái keo". I ate a lot when I was a kid. Eating that and you mouth has very bad smell.
 
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hi all
you know reading these posts reminded me of the three years i spent in singpore as the son of a serving soldier in the mid 60's .happy days.:D
 
Eating that and you mouth has very bad smell
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Not just the breath, once you out from the washroom, everybody knows what you ate.
That smell will stick around for a few days but it's been a proven medicine for the villagers here, especially the Thais.
 
hunglvq said:
Hi Sta94,

Great that you are coming to Thailand. Let's try all you can just as the chance is rare. Durian is not a big deal. The deep fried spider, grasshopper, and insects are also nice to try. I tried fried spider in Cambodia. Their big belly taste really nice. The rest of the body is nothing, just crispy.

If you are coming to the weekend market in Bangkok (Jatujak market or Chatuchak market), let's check out some old Thai Enep. I bought mine there. Can share with you the address.
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Hi Hung,

Yes, right now I'm gorging on rambutan, mangosteen, dragonfruit, etc etc here in BKK. Haven't been too adventurous about trying out insects over here, although I've had my share in Nepal and Bhutan.

Re: JJ Market, yes, I've been there and picked up some old, beat-up, plain & simple Thai and Burmese dha/daarb swords, as well as an e-nep and some assorted blades, but would appreciate address of the place you visited as it may be different from the one I went to. I saw this one modern Thai knife maker who had a nice stall with damascus blades, mostly modern/Western designs, but also some neat e-neps with antler handles etc. Too bad I didn't have a camera with me. The place I bought swords and e-nep from was in section 24, older guy selling old stuff.
 
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