dugyan
Dugyan (photo credit to The Philippine Star ) dugyan - ( dug-yan; Palaweño fruit) [ n .] red durian (sc.name: Durio graveolens ) Unlike the usually cultivated durians of Mindanao, the fruit of dugyan is smaller in size, weighing less than a kilogram with sharper and longer spikes on its thick coat. It is yellow-green when unripe and turns bright yellow to yellow-orange when ripe. The Durio graveolens of Palawan ( photo credit to Lindsay Gasik's blog, Year of the Durian ) When fully ripe, it opens while on the tree, showing its distinct bright red lipstick flesh that would eventually fall to the ground. With its distinct lipstick red flesh, the dugyan , an endemic fruit in Palawan, is said to be an entirely different species from the typically-cultivated durian that we see in the market. The smell and taste is not repulsive and nauseating. It is almost creamy, but not so sweet. In the Philippines, t his rare variety of durian is found only in Palawan though simila...