Distinctive in taste and famously divisive, durian is not everyone's choice of fruit. This was certainly the case for some Chinese explorers when they first encountered it during the Ming Dynasty's ...

Every summer, superfans of durian converge on a remote farm in western Puerto Rico to devour one of the world’s most polarizing fruits. Credit... Supported by By Thomas Fuller Visuals by Erika P.

Smithsonian contributing writer Tom Downey about his trip to Malaysia to experience the euphoria of fresh durian firsthand.A transcript is below. To subscribe to “There’s More to That,” and to listen ...