Durian, the world's most divisive fruit Locate the gym socks, soak them overnight in turpentine and garlic and voilà, you have the smell of durian, a stinky fruit that somebody finds delicious. Paradoxically, durian is a nutritious fruit with a rich, custardy texture and pleasant flavour... only for some! For others the taste is simply disgusting. Revered in South East Asia as the King of Fruits, durian is now beginning to turn up in markets places worldwide.