It can be placed together with ripe fruits such as bananas and apples to accelerate ripening.

If you accidentally buy an underripe durian or an unopened durian, just leave it at room temperature and check it every one or two days. It can also be placed with ripe fruits such as bananas and apples. If it is opened, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate it. It will be ready to eat in about 1 to 2 days.

If you buy too much at one time and can't finish it, you can take out the pulp, put it into pieces in a plastic bag and tie it tightly, then put it in a plastic box, seal it and put it in the freezer, where it can be stored for a week. You can also keep it in the shell, wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator. It can be stored for 3 to 5 days.

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Selection of durian

1. Look at the color

Mature durian skin is generally yellow. The darker the color, the more mature it is. The higher the temperature, the sweeter the durian. Don’t buy durians with blue skin, as the pulp is still raw and not tasty.

2. Look at the appearance

Mature durian shells will split automatically. The larger the cracked shell opening, the more mature it is. But don’t buy ones that are too wide open, because the larger the opening, the easier it is for the fruit pulp to be contaminated, so it’s best to buy ones that have just opened or have a small opening.

3. Pinch the hard thorns

The thorns of fresh durian are hard and prickly. If you want to judge the maturity of the durian, you can pinch the two adjacent thorns. If they are easy to If they are pinched and moved closer together, it means that the durian is very mature.

4. Smell

Pick up the durian and smell it. The stronger the smell, the more mature the durian is.

5. Look at the pulp

The flesh of ripe durian is yellowish and soft to the touch, and the flesh is the most delicious at this time; if the flesh is milky white, it feels hard to the touch. , indicating that it is not yet mature.

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