How does China’s first home-grown durian taste? Not great, SCMP finds out

One of China’s first home-grown durians - we evaluate its taste, texture and smell. - Sun Yeung

HONG KONG (South China Morning Post/Asia News Network): Just like durian, I am a tropical native and spiky on the outside.

That, and the fact that I am an avowed fan of the divisive fruit, made me the perfect person to try one from China’s much-anticipated first major durian harvest, which took place in Hainan province.