We head there anonymously as a paying customer and find out.
was about to find out when we pulled up to the Giant Hypermart in Tampines on Vesak Day. We were there for the, a seasonal shindig for the king of fruits that the supermarket chain was holding from Jun 2 to 4.
The entrance fee is cheaper if you book in advance; walk-ins are possible for an extra $10. At the time of publication, the early bird slots are fully booked, so we will just tell you about the walk-in prices.that gets you 100g of Mao Shan Wang, 100g of Black Gold and free-flow varietals, mainly D13, Red Prawn, Golden Phoenix and D101. There is also aAlthough we registered early, we only managed to get a 6.30pm slot. We arrived on time, but the tent looked rather deserted.
For our premium $68 package, a bottle of Three Legs cooling water or coconut juice would be nice, we thought. The durian supplier is Geylang durian purveyor Deluxe Durians, a very large fruit stall along Sims Avenue that apparently also supplies fruits to a number of local supermarkets including Giant.At 6.30pm, a girl at the entrance hyped up the event by hollering into a microphone that the buffet had started. She was not the only one keeping time. Out of nowhere, like a ninja invasion, a long line of excited customers suddenly formed at the buffet corner.
But we only saw Black Gold, Mao Shan Wang, Red Prawn and Golden Phoenix displayed during our one hour there, which everyone at the buffet seemed satisfied with. In fact, what struck us was how blissful they looked munching on durians. “Don’t paiseh don’t paiseh! Come and take more! 30 more minutes!” shouted the durian seller at the half-hour mark.Since we had a black tag, we went for more Black Gold and Mao Shan Wang. The BG durians were good — rich, creamy bittersweet flesh with small seeds.
Perhaps inspired by the recent clamping down on tray return, everyone at the buffet dutifully cleared their own tables by dumping their trays of durian seeds into the huge bins provided .
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