Many people say that durian needs to split naturally, which proves that it is ripe. Can you eat it without opening? If it is not ripe, it will affect the taste. If it is not ripe, it can be ripened in some way.
1. It's better to put it before eating
If there is no crack when the durian is bought, it means that it is picked before it is fully cooked. Although this kind of durian can be eaten, it is crispy, not soft, and not too sweet. It tastes very common or even not delicious, because it is not fully cooked. It is better to wrap it in newspaper and put it in a cool place for another two days. It will taste better and be eaten You can pull out the pulp first, wrap it with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator to freeze for several hours. It tastes better and has the feeling of ice cream.
2. Durian ripening and falling
In fact, the real ripe durian doesn't need to be picked at all. It will fall directly from the tree itself, and there will be natural cracks. This kind of durian is the most delicious. Now many durians in many supermarkets or fruit stands are transported from other places. Because durian is only produced in Taiwan and Hainan, there are almost no other areas, so it needs to be transported halfway , but the transportation of the cracked durian is not convenient, and it is easy to break down, so we have to take it off and transport it when it is not mature. Some durians will crack slowly over time, and some will not crack even if they break down. It can be imagined that this kind of Durian flavor that will break down without cracking is not very good.
How to ripen raw durian:
1. Ethylene ripening method:
Buy a ripe banana (or apple) and durian meat together (no matter what you use to pack them together), it will ripen in about 3 days in cold days and 1 day in hot days. Because mature banana (or apple) will release ethylene gas, and ethylene itself is used by many farmers to promote ripening. Generally speaking, the ripe fruit and the unripe durian together can play a role in ripening.
2. Ripen raw durian:
Wrap the durian in two newspapers and put it in a cool place. Don't touch oxygen and air, so the durian won't rot. You can eat it in two days. You can eat it when you see the crack. If you put it down again, it will be too dry. If there is no newspaper, it is OK to use plastic wrap and thick towel instead of plastic bag.
3. Ripening durian with fruit
When the durian is not ripe, it can be ripened with fruit. This is the safest and most convenient way to ripen. You can put apples and pears and durian in the same fresh-keeping bag and keep them sealed for two or three days, so that the durian will ripen and taste better when you eat them again.
4. Ripening durian with rice
Durian can also be ripened with rice, because rice will release some ethylene when it is preserved. When durian is ripened, the skin of durian should be removed, the pulp should be taken out, then wrapped with plastic wrap, and then buried in rice. After two years, the durian meat inside will be ripened and can be eaten directly.
5. Ripen durian with newspaper
You can usually use newspapers to ripen durian. The specific method is to wrap the newspaper on the surface of durian, and then use a lighter to light it. When the newspaper is about to burn out, take out the durian and wrap it with clean newspaper. Put it in a warm environment, and you can smell the mature smell of durian in a day or two. Then you can take out the durian and eat it directly.