But I'd also love to hear about them all. The durian is-- we have a lot of Southeast Asian customers and a lot of Chinese customers. And they all love durian .
I think physically being there, understanding your customers' needs, what people want. They want durian ice cream. And I mean, that was our most requested flavor.
The durian is-- we have a lot of Southeast Asian customers and a lot of Chinese customers. And they all love durian . It's either you really love it or you really hate it.
It has its own preparation. We have to treat everything separately with durian . But just being there and knowing what your customer wants, how they feel, how your employees feel-- I think that's all been really helpful with growing
So I was really curious, so what were some of the inspirations behind some of these very exotic flavors? Do you want to know about the durian or just in general? Well, I'd love to hear more about the durian .
But we were just hedging away from it. We don't want to touch durian . It's going to stink.
And we were like hedging away from it. For those of you that don't know what durian is, it's very stinky. It has its own preparation.
They're like-- oh, my sister would love durian and my cousin loves durian . So I'm going to buy like 10 quarts of durian . So this has been a huge seller for us for the southeast Asian population because it's something that they love but that they want to share it with their family as well.
So this has been a huge seller for us for the southeast Asian population because it's something that they love but that they want to share it with their family as well. So that's been fantastic for us-- the durian . Do you see lot of, I guess, non-Southeast Asians trying out the durian flavor?
But then he eats crabs from the sewer. The name of the show is "Bizarre Foods." Durian is not that bad compared to eating like lamb brains or something. So when he came and he tried our ice cream.
I never understood why the roast pork place across the way that was like so popular-- but they don't just buy one quart of durian for themself. They're like-- oh, my sister would love durian and my cousin loves durian . So I'm going to buy like 10 quarts of durian .
would find it palatable. Andrew Zimmermann from Food TV-- he always talks about how he hates durian . And he says, oh, I hate durian .
choice is being used and they don't want to use the axiom of choice, so they work out the consequences that's- that are possible without the axiom of choice or with weakened some fruit. So let's suppose it's named after durian , meaning that it was associated with durian in the one-to-one correspondence. And then
choice is being used and they don't want to use the axiom of choice, so they work out the consequences that's- that are possible without the axiom of choice or with weakened we ask, well, is durian in the salad that it's named after? And if it is, then it shouldn't be. And if it isn't, then it should be. And so it's again the same
But just being there and knowing what your customer wants, how they feel, how your employees feel-- I think that's all been really helpful with growing the business. Absolutely. So interesting that you mentioned the durian ice cream. So I was really curious, so what were some of the inspirations behind some of these very exotic flavors?
Do you want to know about the durian or just in general? Well, I'd love to hear more about the durian . But I'd also love to hear about them all.
Yeah. People, when they think that we have exotic ice cream-- we do have exotic ice cream in the sense that we try to make new flavors. But whatever flavor we decide on, we have to make sure that-- even if you hate durian , that it tastes really good-- that you still would find it palatable.
Andrew Zimmermann from Food TV-- he always talks about how he hates durian . And he says, oh, I hate durian . It's the worst thing ever.
My husband's Filipino. So if you know any Filipino people, what they love to do is that-- it's been a huge seller. I never understood why the roast pork place across the way that was like so popular-- but they don't just buy one quart of durian for themself. They're like-- oh, my sister would love durian and my cousin loves durian .
So that's been fantastic for us-- the durian . Do you see lot of, I guess, non-Southeast Asians trying out the durian flavor? Yeah. People, when they think that we have exotic ice cream-- we do have exotic ice cream in the sense that we try to make new flavors.
So when he came and he tried our ice cream. And he's like, well, actually, your durian ice cream is like-- I hate durian , but the durian ice cream is pretty good. And that was a sign of a true chef-- making something that someone doesn't like and making it palatable for them.
The one thing I would say, again, is that one of the good things that's come out of this intense interest in food With fruit, it's a bit more difficult because there's some pungent fruits, Asian fruits like durian , that are really stinky.