Malaysian musang king durian in Chinatown

Posted by Ryan Lewis on March 6, 2012 at 7:12pm

Thought y'all would be interested to know: certain stalls in Chinatown are now selling Malaysian musang king variety durian (as opposed to Thai monthong that has only been available until now, to my knowledge). It's pricey, for sure, at $8/lb, but it is great quality (tho I've only had one) and is much closer to what you get in its local countries. They're noticeably smaller than monthongs. Mine was around 4 lbs. and it cost $30. I got mine at the Bowery & Grand stall, but the worker told me that other stands in the area are also carrying it possibly cheaper (while discrediting their abilities keep it properly frozen)

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  • jusThrive December 19, 2012 at 12:20pm

    Can anyone tell me the wholesaler/distributor of this Malaysian musang king variety, and their contact info? I want to get some distributed to LA.

  • Bart M March 7, 2012 at 3:25am
    Interestingly, I bought some of the regular Monthong variety, and a couple of these a while back, and they were the same price! And yeah, like Sandra, I didn't find them to be much superior to the Monthong.
    • Ryan Lewis > Bart M March 8, 2012 at 7:41pm

      Oh, wow. In Chinatown? Which stalls do you like? 

      Maybe I'm biased, from visiting Malaysia, and falling in love with their durian!

    • Carlo > Ryan Lewis March 9, 2012 at 8:05pm

      which streets are those vendors located???

      thanksss

    • Bart M > Carlo March 10, 2012 at 2:16am
      The ones in flushing are all on main st, hing long is on main and 41st rd. There's several good stores there within a few blocks of each other.
    • Carlo > Bart M March 14, 2012 at 5:55am

      any hint on manhattan's china town?

    • Bart M > Carlo March 14, 2012 at 6:23am

      Can't help you there :(

    • Bart M > Ryan Lewis March 9, 2012 at 3:02am
      That particular shopping trip was in the flushing Chinatown. I believe I bought some at Hing Long supermarket. That was a while ago though. Around thanksgiving. The durian made a delicious "turkey"!

      I find the flushing Chinatown to be cheaper than manhattan. Durian is usually under $1.5/lb, sometimes as low as $1.19/lb.
  • Sandra March 7, 2012 at 1:20am

    i dont really see a difference to the one that i bought a few days ago and i paid only $1.80/lb and it came up to about $9 also in chinatown somewhere around grand street

    • Ryan Lewis > Sandra March 8, 2012 at 7:39pm

      The Thai monthongs were $2.50/lb at this stall. This vendor is typically a bit pricier, with many of their fruits, because it's popular and they're selective on the quality they stock.

      The difference between Thai and Malay durian is, one, that there are different varieties. Also, Malaysian farmers let their durian ripen on the trees, and fall on their own. Thai farmers cut their durian at the stalk. So Malaysian durian tends to have deeper flavors and a creamier texture. It seems to be more of a passion in Malaysia and more of an industry in Thailand, from my experience. All that said, I still love Thai durian as well.

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