"Combat"ing Durians at Combat Durian ... with Butter Mao Shan Wang 牛油猫山王 and King of the Kings 皇中皇

Whenever, it's the durian season, I'll envy the Malaysians because I think I'm forking out big money for durians. Instead of the usual 717 Trading, I went to pay Combat Durian at Balestier Road a visit. The durian stall is located right outside the Tua Pek Gong Temple and is popular for their Butter Mao Shan Wang 牛油猫山王 and ...

... their King of the Kings 皇中皇.

There are tables and chairs if you'd like to eat the durians on the spot. Normally, I would prefer to do that as you can dispute the lousy durians and exchange for a good one immediately. This time I did a takeaway to whet the appetites of the most important women in my family ... my wife, my mum and my MIL ... (sorry sis you're too far away to be important for the moment).

I brought home 1 King of the Kings 皇中皇  and 3 Butter Mao Shan Wang 牛油猫山王. The bigger one on the left was the King of the Kings that was suppose to taste more bitterness with the sweetness as compared to the Mao Shan Wang on the right.

On the other hand, the Butter Mao Shan Wang was smooth and absolutely creamy and as rich as butter as it claimed. The ladies at home were happy with this.

This was the disappointment, the King of the Kings that I bought ... Big doesn't equal good. The flesh was a bit hard, it wasn't bitter and the sweetness wasn't as intense as the Mao Shan Wang. It tasted like an average durian. I've taken a pinch at a small bit and thought it was good. When I reach home, I find`the rest  of the durian was a disappointment. I think I'll stick to the safer Mao Shan Wang next time and also I shall not ask for a bigger durian.

249 Balestier Road
Singapore 329708
Tel : 9278 9928
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猫山王@717 ... this time eating out of styrofoam boxes

It was impromptu and unplanned ..... The Eatz Eatz Eatz group gathered for  dinner in a nearby Chinese restaurant Zui Xiang Xiao Chu. Dinner was filling and everyone were grumbling that they were all full. Miraculously, at one person's enticing to visit 717 Trading (which is popular for their durians), suddenly everyone can make space in our stomachs for durians as desserts. Tonight, Highland Centre has the 7th month dinner under the marquees set-up right in front of the building, but 717 Trading was business as usual. We manage to grab 3 boxes of the 猫山王 Mao Shan Wang durian at S$35 per box.

Due to the 7th month Festival dinner, there weren't much stock so there was a mad rush for the durians. Like always, 717 wants to control their quality so only the good ones inside each durian were placed inside the boxes. We took the boxes of Mao Shan Wang and still proceeded to eat at their tables that was laid right beside the road there's even one of the tables extended all the way to the bus stop. 

The makeshift tent where boss Ming Hong was opening the durians with a few of his workers and then packing them into styrofoam boxes. Everyone's still queuing fervantly, hoping to get at least a box of the Mao Shan Wang.

This was captured sometime ago at 717 where we had the durian with the whole husk. Still prefer have them out of the husk then inside styrofoam boxes. Somehow it taste better!

22 Yio Chu Kang Road

Highland Centre #01-01

Singapore

Tel : +65 6487 2777

717 Trading Website