I still have to ask. How do the Japanese come across them durians? I don't see them as the kind of people who would indulge in exotic fruit, but I might be wrong.
I still have to ask. How do the Japanese come across them durians? I don't see them as the kind of people who would indulge in exotic fruit, but I might be wrong.
The Japanese soldiers probably encountered them during their stint in SE Asia in WWII. It's found in plentiful quantities in Southern Thailand, at least. Their first landing in Thailand also happened to be in the south. Coupled with how the Thai government had "cooperated" with the Japanese occupiers, there was plenty of time for the Japanese to discover the various fruits there.
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