Who is not familiar with sharp prickly fruits that have this delicious but tasty smell? Yes, this one durian known famous from time to time until the sale penetrated not only all of Aceh, but to the neighboring province, North Sumatra.
Originally from Blang Ranto Village, Sawang Subdistrict, the flavor, and aroma of the durian became hunted by people and agents who traveled a distance of tens of kilometers from the state road, Banda Aceh-Medan, precisely through the bend of Krueng Mane, North Aceh Regency, Aceh.
Not only far, the road passed by steep enough to treat the gorge on the right side of the road. However, the challenge is paid upon arrival at Blang Ranto, with a stretch of solid durian gardens. A special weekend, many private vehicles pass to hunt durian directly from under the tree owner.
Aisyah, 45, one of the owners of durian garden, admitted that every durian harvest season, he willingly settled in the garden until many days just to wait for the durian fell. Accompanied by her husband and two children, she left home to supplement the family's income.
"Almost every season of our harvest is like this. Otherwise, any fruit fall can be stolen, "said Muhammad, Aisha's husband, told Kompas.com, Sunday (01/12/2014).
Aisha had no trouble selling durian. The reason Aisha any time agents will their garden to buy durian-durian that has been stacked in large quantities. The price per item is set at Rp 10,000 for the standard size. "If the big can be above Rp 10,000 depending on bargaining," said Muhammad.
Of course, the price is much different when buying durian on the market. Not only expensive, durian fruit of good quality is also rarely obtained. So the weekend is exploited by the immigrant community to hunt directly to the residents' garden.
Zulkarnain, a resident from Bireuen, admitted deliberately took his family to buy durian directly to the residents' garden in Blang Rantau. "Indeed since my childhood durian Sawang is the most delicious than another durian, let alone the cheap price bought here," he explained.
Only spend Rp 130.000 father of three children is admitted to buying up to 15 durians medium-sized. Not only cheap, almost to all durian that he bought has good quality and sweet. "If you buy in the market is not necessarily like this, could be hundreds also for some grains," added Zulkarnain.