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t s a testament to Kate Lebo s curiosity, knowledge and sheer writing chops that she can spend a chapter describing a fruit called a durian as tasting like peaches laced with onions and garbage and smelling a little like turpentine yet leave you wanting to merrily try some for yourself laughing all the way. The durian is just one of the featured foods in Lebo s new
The Book of Difficult Fruit: Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly (With Recipes), and while you might not actually try her recipe for durian ice cream, there s plenty more-pleasing fruits along the way that could inspire you to put down the book for a bit and head to your kitchen.
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t s a testament to Kate Lebo s curiosity, knowledge and sheer writing chops that she can spend a chapter describing something as tasting like peaches laced with onions and garbage and smelling a little like turpentine and you ll want to merrily try some for yourself laughing all the way. Of course, you probably won t get the 38-year-old Lebo to join for another round of the spikey fruit called a durian, grown primarily in Southeast Asia and only found through some digging through Spokane s Asian grocery stores. The author of
The Book of Difficult Fruit: Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly (With Recipes), arriving in stores April 6, readily admits she threw out most of hers, having tried just five bites before she started to feel ill. Some people