Judgment of whether the durian is ripe:
1, look at the color. In the purchase of durian you can observe the color of its appearance, if the durian skin is yellow, it proves that he is cooked, if it is green, it proves that it is still raw, so you can buy green or yellow according to their own needs Oh;
2, according to the hardness. If the unopened durian can be in the buy durian, with two fingers in the durian thorns inward squeeze, if the hand feel elastic, the two thorns can be inward leaning words, then the durian is almost cooked. If you can not, prove that the durian is still growing or maturity period;
3, smell flavor. Unopened durian, immature durian has a grassy flavor, that smells similar to just cut grass flavor, such durian is not mature enough, mature durian inherent aroma, pay attention to mature natural cracked durian, can not be too long, when sniffing when there is a taste of alcohol, it must have changed the quality of the, do not buy;
4, shake a shake. Fingers of both hands were placed in the durian on both sides of the depression between the spikes, and then gently pick up the durian, hold it steady, gently shake the durian with your hand, if you feel the inside of the sense of a gentle collision, or a slight sound, that the flesh is ripe and has been separated from the shell, so the durian is ripe and good;
5, look at the fruit stalk. Selection of durian, you can also look at the durian outside the bulging hill, gentle and slightly rumbled hill, it is the sweet and fragrant flesh, the more hill, the more flesh. Through its spikes, you can also understand the amount of flesh, if more for the gentle, the bottom of the larger vertebral spikes, this durian flesh more, better maturity.
If the spikes are sharp and thin, the durian fruit is not very ripe. Another thing to look out for is the durian's tail, or stalk. A thick, fresh tail indicates that it is fresh and well nourished.
Expanded Information:
If you can't finish a durian, store it properly. To store durians, remove the shell and place the flesh in a tupperware box in the refrigerator. The ideal temperature for refrigeration is around 12 degrees Celsius, while it is best to consume it within 3-5 days.
If you buy too much durian, you can put it in the refrigerator, but you can also ice it in the freezer. When you want to eat it, you can take it out, thaw it and eat it, and it tastes the same as fresh.
The core of the durian can be washed and cleaned, and eaten in the microwave oven, with a different flavor. Make durian ice cream, put it in the plastic box and freeze it, so you can eat it when you want. Lastly, I would like to remind you that although durian is delicious, it is not advisable to eat too much of it.
References:
People's Daily News - What to do if you can't finish durian? How should it be preserved?