Transporting durians

[phaleesy]

I don't have a car in Singapore, so I'd need to rely on public transport.

If I buy a durian (together with the spiky shell), can I bring it onto the MRT/bus etc?

Would the bus driver/captain kick me off his bus?

I suppose I can't push my luck and pack it in tupperware, seal it and put it in my luggage to bring back to the UK with me too?

[SQJunkie]

Don't know about the MRT/bus/taxi.
As for taking some back to the old Dart,
you might get away with it if you remove the spiky shell,
vacuum pack in thick plastic and deep freeze,
before packing in your suitcase,
with an air freshening/deodorising strip in your suitcase.
Not sure what the import regulations are in the UK though
about importing tropical fruit.

BTW, nice to see you back .

[Guy Betsy]

Your best bet is to freeze it, wrap in plastic, foil, plastic, and pack it in dry ice and then styrofoam container !

Really no other way.

I mean, you can buy durian , though not the best quality in London's Chinatown! The frozen ones are quite good.. less hassle really.

[Lobster]

D
Not sure what the import regulations are in the UK though
about importing tropical fruit.

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You can bring up to 2kgs per person. You should declare it so it can be inspected to make sure that it is free of pests.

[Megatop]

I am pretty sure durians are banned on MRT. Not sure about buses.

[9V-JKL]

MRT/BUS in SIN = no go.

Eat there & then. Its the best...

[LionCity]

I have taken durian numerous times on MRT and buses. Nobody has ever stopped me. I guessed it is an unwritten rule. Easier though to carry in styrofoam boxes. Besides, a born and bred Singaporean should not really mind the smell. At least it will mask the BO from some of the fellow commuters.

[EdDalton]

I have taken durian numerous times on MRT and buses. Nobody has ever stopped me. I guessed it is an unwritten rule. Easier though to carry in styrofoam boxes. Besides, a born and bred Singaporean should not really mind the smell. At least it will mask the BO from some of the fellow commuters.

There are people out there that really mind...

[hsf]

I thought born and bred Singaporeans are an endangered species.

[Gunnar Smithsen]

As a hotelier, I've always chuckled everytime I read the 'house' rules on the back of doors in rooms, it's usually the last one of about 10 but durians are 'banned' in hotel rooms in Singapore...

Whilst I can see the merit in this, I do find it rather humorus..

[phaleesy]

Actually, I only want to bring the spiky shell back to the UK with me.

I'd eat the flesh, wash the shell, so hopefully it would not smell.

We had durians last night and a kind SQTalker had his car smelling of durians after the trip. I might venture out again to buy some more durians (I'd walk home from the shop with my durians) just before I leave, so that my durian shell would be fresher and greener when I arrive in London.

Uncle durian seller told me that the shell would only keep up to a week maximum.

[EdDalton]

I thought born and bred Singaporeans are an endangered species.

depends on your definition

[LionCity]

There are people out there that really mind...

depends on your definition.

Just kidding.

[phaleesy]

On one of my bus journeys this week, the bus smelled of durians! I was not the culprit.

Anyway, my durian shell made it safely to LHR this morning. When I checked in at the BA counter last night, I thought I could catch a faint whiff of the fragrant aroma. The check-in lady did not say anything. At the luggage belt in LHR, I could smell the fragrance when I took the bag off the belt. I was not sure if I would need to declare the durian shell? I walked through the 'nothing to declare' section - was in fact walking to the officer and debating whether to ask if I would need to declare an empty shell but chickened out at the last minute. What if he does not like the smell and confiscated it? The shelll has made its way all the way to LHR already!

My suitcase smells of durians now. All my clothes and gadgets in the luggage too. I had to take my coat out of the suitcase to wear this morning (12 degree celsius) and I smelled of durians. The smell is still there, despite my washing it, scrubbing it, dousing it with cologne, drying it in the sun, then blowdrying it with a hairdryer, wrapped in several layers of newspapers, then doused with more cologne , then wrapped in several more blackbin bags!

My suitcase is receiving an airing now. All my clothes are waiting ot go into the washing machine.

[9V-SIA]

I don't understand you

All that pain ( transporting durian all the way back to UK )...

... without the pleasure ( no fruit! )