My quest to find the most honest durian sellers in Singapore continues. For this post, I will be featuring a durian stall which many Singaporean's will probably not be aware of. The owner of Lele Durian Stall is Uncle Hee. This uncle has been selling durians in the Ghim Moh area for over 30 years now. His original stall was at Block 11 Ghim Moh Road. However, he shifted over to the Ghim Moh wet market a couple of years ago. Customers can find durian updates on their
facebook page. Lele durian also offer a delivery service on orders over $150.
Lele Durian StallLocation: #01-214, 20 Ghim Moh Road (Market & Food Centre)Contact: 97823116, 96948584
Uncle Hee has built up a loyal following of customers, who have been purchasing durians from him for many decades now. Uncle Hee is an extremely kind and friendly man, who prides himself on selling good quality and unique durians to his customers. He named the stall 'Lele', as that is the name of his grandson. This stall is well known for their D17 (coffee durian) and D100 durians. The latter being their best seller.
One of the new species that Uncle Hee has recently introduced at his stall is called the
Black Dragon. When you are going around to different durian sellers in Singapore, you may often find lots of unusual new names for durians. The durian sellers like to create these 'sexy' new names to garner more attention/curiousity. It was given the name 'dragon' as the husk apparantly resembles the scales of a dragon. The taste of the flesh is slightly woody, but with the sweetness of cotten candy. It has a very rich complexion, and slippery flesh. The seeds for this durian were quite big, but overall I enjoyed the flavours of it. This duran is coming from Tangkat, Malaysia.
Price: $8.00/kg. 7/10Uncle Hee is also known for his high quality
Mao Shan Wang, and he was eager for me to try one. Having had some pretty poor MSW recently, it was a welcome change to have a really good quality one. Currently, during the winter season, the MSW are coming from Batu Pahat, in Johor. This particular MSW had a delightful buttery taste, which is incredibly addictive. The seeds are a little on the large side, but the outrageously delectable glowing yellow flesh makes up for it. An outstanding durian.
Price: $13.00/kg. 8/10The signature durian at Lele is unquestionably the
D100. Uncle Hee is particularly proud of this durian, which he calls 'Super 100'. The tree which these durians come from is at high elevation, and thus produces the most fruitful crop of D100. This durian is a new hybrid durian, which is incredibly difficult to find in Singapore. The flesh is extremely thick, with the seed size/shape and texture closely resembling the black pearl durian. However, D100 has a more pronounced sweetness, compared with black pearl. This durian should not be fridgerated, as the flesh at room temperture is already so thick, a lower temperature will cause it to become too hard. Uncle Hee and his son affectionately call this the 'hello kitty' durian, as it often sells out.
Price: $12.00/kg. 9/10Conclusion - If you're living anywhere near Ghim Moh area, then you are really spoilt for choice. Of course, within the market you have Ah Seng - Probably the most popular durian seller in all of Singapore. But, I must say the durians at Lele were also of very high quality. To successfully sell durians for over 30 years means you must have trust with your customers - Uncle Hee definitely has that.
