Holiday Ayo - Durian is known as the smelliest fruit in the world because of its distinctive pungent aroma so that some people who are not familiar with durian are reluctant to smell it, even eat it.

Thailand recently introduced a type of durian which is claimed to have no pungent aroma. This durian is said to be a solution for those who hate the smell of durian.

Quoted from Sea Mashable, the durian is the Pak Chong-Khao Yai variety. The durian farmers say that this odorless durian has soft fruit flesh. However, it is not known for sure why the Pak Chong-Khao Yai durian does not have a pungent odor like other durians.

In addition, the texture is dry and the taste is sweet. Of course, the scent is much lighter, so it won't bother the smell. Because some people will feel dizzy if they inhale the aroma of durian.

Aromaless durians are widely cultivated in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Pak Chong-Khao Yai durian is a type of Monthong durian. Not so long ago they celebrated their first harvest.

The first harvest was celebrated through a Pak Chong district festival and. At that moment, they received geographic indication (GI) certification from the Intellectual Property Department in 2021.

With GI certification, it means that the Pak Chong-Khao Yai durian variety has special, exclusive characteristics. Not only that, the GI label also indicates that the durian is genuine.

As is known, GI is a label given to products that are in accordance with a certain geographical location and have characteristics or qualities associated with a certain place.

So far, Thailand is one of the durian producing countries in Asia. Thailand has various types of popular durians, from monthong, kradumthong, cha-nee, kan-yao and others.

Thai durians are exported all over the world. In 2021, Thailand earned around IDR 74 trillion from exporting durians because at that time demand from China was soaring, reports the South China Morning Post.