Pricey durians out of our reach

These Hong Kong tourists are among many visitors flocking to Penang just to sample our famous durians.

DURIAN after durian they opened.They asked many times if we had enough and could they open another one for us. 

I fingered each golden, moist aril out of its husk, telling myself, “OK. Last one,” again and again till my tastebuds went numb with pungent ecstasy.