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As far as I can remember, I've never tasted one. Could someone give an idea of the flavor, as difficult as that can be in words? (I don't find durian terrible, but I know how hard that would be to describe) [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 23:26, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
As far as I can remember, I've never tasted one. Could someone give an idea of the flavor, as difficult as that can be in words? (I don't find durian terrible, but I know how hard that would be to describe) [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 23:26, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
:They are inedible uncooked. Something like a very bad version of a cooking apple -- very tart, crisp but with a pleasant aroma. I will write some more about this aspect, and two ancient recipes that I use -- one for a meat dish and the other for a dessert [[User:Martin Baldwin-Edwards|Martin Baldwin-Edwards]] 23:36, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

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 Definition:  Deciduous tree Cydonia oblonga or (synonym) Cydonia vulgaris, which grows a pear-shaped edible fruit, with flesh similar to that of the apple. [d] [e]
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As far as I can remember, I've never tasted one. Could someone give an idea of the flavor, as difficult as that can be in words? (I don't find durian terrible, but I know how hard that would be to describe) Howard C. Berkowitz 23:26, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

They are inedible uncooked. Something like a very bad version of a cooking apple -- very tart, crisp but with a pleasant aroma. I will write some more about this aspect, and two ancient recipes that I use -- one for a meat dish and the other for a dessert Martin Baldwin-Edwards 23:36, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
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