Noissome Brit sweeties...

[davemarc]

At 08:47 PM 1/24/96 +0000, Nigel E. Richardson wrote:
>
>But the nastiest sweet I've tasted wasn't English - my brother came back from 
>Java recently with a bag of SCUDS - durian flavoured candies, little 
>sweets that come in packets depicting Scud missiles. (A nice touch, huh?)
>They taste that smell you get when you leave half an onion in the 
>vegetable rack for about three weeks - only worse.... 
>

Sounds like the candymaker's a little confused:  The dope on durians is that
they "smell like hell but taste like heaven."  

>From Barron's Food Lover's Companion:

"To all but its Southeast Asian fans, the durian has a nauseating smell--a
truth attested to by the fact that it's been outlawed by many airlines.  The
creamy, slightly sweet flesh, however, has an exquisitely rich, custardy
texture."

davemarc (who's survived several trips into the "MeggaZone" but simply can't
stand Vegemite)