Ah Di Durian at Dempsey

I can't seem to get away with durians this season. After being pranked at home to open durians and stank up the house (I had to air it for a whole day and a half), the friends also brought us gifts of food when they flew in over the weekend.

There's this old school bakery in Bangkok that I like — Tae Lao Chin Seng / แต้เล่าจิ้นเส็ง เบเกอรี่ / 郑老振盛饼家. Of course the friends know it, so they brought me stuff. I like their iteration of khanom pia / ขนมเปี๊ยะ. You know I like my things savory. However, the friends trolled me by including a version with durian in there. ARRRRGGGH. Granted, the durian bits weren't as pungent as feared. BUT STILL......

Then there was this durian stall at Dempsey! We always take friends to Dempsey because it's an easy and relaxing place to take the friends to for meals. That night after dinner, these people wanted a stroll to the open-air Ah Di Durian at the corner! OMG. Even the dog was stunned by the smells coming out of there. Stench, really. 

Now, neither the husband and I have visited this stall although we've seen it a thousand times. Tonight, we finally stopped by because some of the friends love durians, and really didn't mind trying our local fruit from Malaysia. 

They chose a small one. I didn't know how heavy, but it looked small enough. It couldn't have been more than 2kg since it was a $37 Mao Shan Wang. Of course they demolished it. It was manageable when this was dessert Part 2 and everyone took about two seeds or so.