Use fruit to ripen, use rice to ripen, and use newspapers to ripen. Whether the durian is ripe or not, check the color, hardness, smell, look at the fruit handle, and shake it.
When the purchased durian is not ripe, you can use fruit to ripen it. This is the safest and most convenient method of ripening. You can put apples, pears and durian in the same fresh-keeping bag and seal it Keeping it for two or three days will allow the durian to mature and taste much better when eaten again. ?
1. Use rice to ripen durian. Rice can also be used to ripen durian, because rice will release some ethylene when it is stored. When ripening durian, you need to remove the outer skin of the durian, take out the pulp, and then use a preservation method. Wrap it in a film and bury it in rice. After a few days, take out the durian meat inside and it will be ripe and can be eaten directly.
2. Use newspapers to ripen durians. You can usually use newspapers to ripen durians. The specific method is to wrap the newspaper on the outside of the durian, then light it with a lighter. When the newspaper is about to burn out, burn the durian. Take it out and wrap it in clean newspaper.
3. The durian’s skin is yellow, which means it is ripe. If it is green, it proves that it is still raw. If the durian is unopened, you can use two fingers to squeeze the durian's thorns inward when buying the durian. If the durian feels elastic and the two thorns can press in, the durian is almost ripe. If not, prove that the durian is still in the growing or mature stage.
Unripe durians have a grassy smell, which means they smell like freshly cut grass. Such durians are not mature enough. Ripe ones exude the inherent aroma of durian. Pay attention to durians that naturally crack after ripening, and the time should not be too long. If there is a smell of alcohol when smelling, it must have changed in quality, so do not buy it.