The worse tasting candy EVER!

[stratovani]

At my new job there's a fair number of Asians, mostly Laotians and Vietnamese, and tonight one of the Asian girls offered me some candy from China. The wrapper is all in Chinese except for some English which says "Durian Candy". Now, I have no idea what it is, but I'm game for a challenge, so I tried it, and after about a minute I spit it out into the trash. I can't even describe the taste, except that it's the foulest, most evil-tasting candy I've ever tasted in my life. It took two full glasses of water to wash that taste out of my mouth! Have any of you learned TalkBass members ever heard of such a candy (and I hesitate to call it that!)?

 

[Longhair]

Return the favor and give them a tootsie roll

 

[onosson]

I guess you've never heard of Durian before?

Durian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust, and has been described variously as almonds, rotten onions, turpentine and gym socks. The odour has led to the fruit's banishment from certain hotels and public transportation in southeast Asia."

 

[jonathan_matos5]

i already knew not to try it based on the fact that it is Durian candy. give durian a google. you will find out that even in china the actual fruit is banned from many public places and never consumed indoors.

 

[Papa Dangerous]

This sounds so horrible its worth trying. And I thought cinnamon flavored candy was horrid.

 

[BioDriver]

I guess you've never heard of Durian before?

Durian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust, and has been described variously as almonds, rotten onions, turpentine and gym socks. The odour has led to the fruit's banishment from certain hotels and public transportation in southeast Asia."

Challenge accepted. Heading to the Asian market tomorrow.

 

[MakiSupaStar]

No pics no sexy asian chicks at work.

 

[jonathan_matos5]

No pics no sexy asian chicks at work.

maybe she isn't sexy. just a theory, but i've seen ugos in every ethnicity.

i know you are not a proud man so feel free to hit that even if she isn't indeed sexy.

 

[Longhair]

No pics no sexy asian chicks at work.

No video of eating Durian candy, it didn't happen.

 

[knucklehead G]

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[MakiSupaStar]

maybe she isn't sexy. just a theory, but i've seen ugos in every ethnicity.

i know you are not a proud man so feel free to hit that even if she isn't indeed sexy.

LIES! I'm sure I've done worse. I like the fact that she's fn with the OP by giving him the durian candy. I can see that she likes it kinky by that fact alone.

 

[jmattbassplaya]

LIES! I'm sure I've done worse. I like the fact that she's fn with the OP by giving him the durian candy. I can see that she likes it kinky by that fact alone.

The win is strong with this one.

 

[fourstringdrums]

Send them black licorice, or as I call it, chewable nyquil.

 

[jonathan_matos5]

Send them black licorice, or as I call it, chewable nyquil.

chewable nyquil would be better.

 

[Muddslide]

I can't imagine eating anything durian-based. I've heard it described as smelling like decomposing corpses.

So, that durian crud is probably worse than my personal vote for worst tasting candy I've ever had, which was bacon-flavored jelly beans. Yuck.

 

[Joe Gress]

Send them black licorice, or as I call it, chewable nyquil.

I like licorice. Especially in Jager form.

 

[ShredderMaximus]

Everything is better when it gets you intoxicated.

 

[HEIST]

I dunno, I don't think asians have as much of a sweet tooth. Most of their candies have mild flavour, and their pastries and cakes are definitely less sugary than their Safeway counterparts. I like it somewhere in between :9

I do enjoy durian.

 

[Munjibunga]

My best friend is Indonesion and he loves it. He brought in some durian ice cream to work and I had some. Not bad, if you like rotten onion ice cream.

 

[Keano]

I've always seen durians at local grocery store so I was curious enough to try a durian smoothie last time I went to a Vietnamese restaurant.

My first reaction was to ask if they'd put onion in my smoothie. They all laughed at me.