Durians are a luxury item in Penang

I recently went searching for the pungent king of fruits and find that there is no such thing as cheap durians nowadays.

At least, good ones lar. You know, the types that is edible, rich, creamy and makes you go 'ahh....that hits the spot' and rub your stomach in satisfaction. Not the type that you eat and don't feel anything, barely any 'flesh', hardly any aroma and definitely all of blandness.

Nope, for durians, I go for the full bodied, thick, and pungent ones. you know, those with strange names and numbers. The likes of 604, 11, 14 or ang her, hor loh and bak eu.

And these are the ones that are so hard to find for a bargain. Most costs RM20 (if you are damn lucky) and above. A month ago, I bought it for RM15 each and was already grumbling about it.

Then a few weeks ago, it was RM20 each.

Then a few days ago, it was RM28 each.

Shiissshh....I could have eaten four square meals with that kind of money. Sigh, the things I do to feed this durian addiction.

Any cure, anyone?

p/s: I found a stall selling reasonably priced durians (of around RM15) along Mount Erskine road near the Hokkien Cemetery. The quality also not bad.
If you hanker for really good durian, go for the stall along Anson Road. The prices are RM20 each and above but the quality is numero uno.