WHERE is the best place to have your durian? In a broom closet, critics suggest. Preferably with its doors shut tight.
This 'king' of fruits, which looks like an offensive weapon with its spiky surface, has a smell described as similar to cat dung.
Those who enjoy the succulent, creamy flesh of the durian are often forced to hide away when eating their favourite fruit, in case the smell offends anyone near them.
That may explain why Choisi Choi Chiu-chu chose Sheung Shui in the New Territories as the site for her new shop, Durian House.
'The reason we chose to open a shop in Sheung Shui is that we don't want to upset our prospective neighbours,' she said.
'You need large premises to store the durian. We also want to be close to China, to have a mainland market. Rent is also cheap out here.' Ms Choi fell in love with the fruit after she tasted some top quality durian in Singapore last September.