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any tart acid flavor which would I believe improve it.
Alfred Russel Wallace eulogizes the delights of eating durians & says that tasting it is quite worth [[insert from previous page]] making [[/insert]] a trip to the [[strikethrough]] West [[/strikethrough]] East Indies.  He compares the flavor to almonds & rich cheese & [[strikethrough]] these [[/strikethrough]] such flavors may exist is fruit of superior quality as they are said to be quite variable in flavor.
My particular durian I tasted before breakfast & eat some 5 pieces of seeds but did not [[strikethrough]] care [[/strikethrough]] desire any more then.  I put the remainder away in the wardrobe of my room