Seen at Chatuchuk Market, Bangkok.
Can you tell which is real, and which is not?
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The pine corn and durian are the real deal… while the oranges are fake. Did you guessed correctly? 
The Real Deal
Mini dried durians - how intriguing!
The cost? 5 baht a piece (US$0.15, S$0.20). Cheapy ^_^
More mini dried foods
Fakes!!
Don’t you think they make the most pretty versatile home decor pieces and the best food photography props?
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Huh? Those oranges are fake!!! But they look so real, so fresh… ha ha ha you’re very good with the camera, you can make the fake to look real!
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Dried mini durians?? I wonder if it’s to be eaten?? The fake fruits really looks like the real deal.
Hope you enjoyed yourself in bangkok. I love the shopping at chatuchak. I wanna go again!
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U r back!! YAy! Can’t wait to read more about your experience at bangkok.
That mini durians r very intriguing!!
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i don’t care fake or not.Just looking at the durian make me drooling”sobbing”
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Missed you! Had a good trip?
So, are you supposed to eat the dried durians or are they for decor? Your photos are great. More, more…
I’ll be in Bangkok in 2 weeks. Yay!
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Welcome back!
Those fake fruits - I think there are “real” equivalents but made into other street snacks(thus not so real as well) - some sort like “Ang Ku Kueh” right? I’ve seen it before. Eg.. “Ang Ku Kueh” made into the shape of mini orange, mini apples?
Very cute.
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Ning:: hee, it’s more like they already look quite realistic to begin with
didally:: They are too small to be eaten I think … maybe they fell off prematurely … I wanna go again too!!
daphne:: Thanks girl
beachlover:: hee the durians are real, just inedible
Aww there are no durians where you are?
Dee:: I had a fantastic time! They are just for decor … ah … I miss Bangkok already… so envious that you are going soon
tigerfish:: woah Ang Ku Kueh miniatures … must be really cute
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I was thinking that the oranges looked too perfect.
Wow, mini durians - I wonder if they picked them specifically for decorations or were these knocked off to give the other fruit more room to grow. Did they have the same durian smell?
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Coconut ice-cream, oh yum! And you were right, what a great photography props!
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Great illusion! But here’s a question — do mini durian smell any less foul than full-sized ones??!
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i loveeeee bangkok and its many markets….i just couldn’t get enough!
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Nate:: I think the mini durians are premature babies which dropped off the trees… and they dry them to sell as ornaments. These dried foods have absolutely no smell at all!!
LCOM:: hi5!
Lydia:: These are dried, and have absolutely no smell at all … I’m pretty adverse to durian’s smell myself
rita:: meee tooooooo, I want to go back already! :O
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Hmmm, I don’t know if it’s just me but that was easy. I could tell by the way the light shined on the apples and oranges. Not to mention, it’d be much harder to make a fake durian than it would a fake orange!
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