The country with the world best durian.
Durian! a smelly, thorny word fruit! but did you know that in Thailand, people loves durian very much that there's a durian war!
But before I get into that, let's talk about durian. In the west, people often mistakes the smell for a gas leak or even a bomb. The smell is very powerful that in many places it's banned in public transport. And it's not just humans, some animals hate it too.
Did you know that durian had a nickname? "KING OF FRUIT" and there's nowhere that has better durians than Thailand. Thailand is home to the kanyoa durian apparently, the best tasting durian in the world. They taste so good that they can be worth thousands of dollars depending on their sizes, shapes and ripeness. One was even sold at an auction for 48,000 dollars.
Personally, I have never experienced eating durian yet.But I'm looking forward to taste it because we all know that durian was rich in nutrients. According to science, eating durian can help improved muscle strength, skin care and even lower blood pressure. Thailand 's durian is so amazing that they are the number 1 durian exporter in the world and it's main buyer is the China. The Chinese lives Thai durians so much that they want to buy all of them. Last year China spent 1. 6 billion dollars on durian.
Even COVID - 19 couldn't stop the demand for durians while many industries took about because of the lockdown, the durian Industry in Thailand grew by 78%. Since the Chinese appetites durian is growing and growing, other countries wanted a piece of that durian pie! and that's how durian war started.
Malaysia, who's second to Thailand in durian exports stepped up its game to make more durians and expert to China to win the durian war and many other countries like the Philippines and Vietnam are also starting to export their own tasty durians. These is great news! because even though it's a war, it is a good war.
It means that during the pandemic, farmers, business and industries can still grow all thanks to durian.
Which only goes to show that something that smells bad on the outside might actually be incredibly valuable on the inside.
