In Singapore, the\u00a0pasar melam<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 the roadside market \u2013 comes alive well after sunset. Tiny lights strung up on make-shift store fronts give the outdoor shopping scene a festive air. Lychees, mangosteens, rambutans and other tropical fruit are on display in the fruit stalls, but one formidable-looking fruit holds it its own against the competition. It is summer, the durian season, and in South East Asia durian is king.<\/p>\n

Cradling the spiky fruit in her palms, a patron examines the probables at length while her family looks on.\u00a0Once she picks the winner, the group\u00a0withdraws into the darkness of the nearby alley. An assistant takes a machete to the durian\u00a0and serves\u00a0them the fruit’s innards.\u00a0The family doesn\u2019t take leftovers from this feast. Well, there is very little left, to be honest but, more importantly, \u201cThe King of Fruits\u201d is\u00a0not allowed\u00a0on subways in Singapore. Does the durian have an image problem or what?<\/p>\n

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