Best...take it in the original fruit condition...open the durian yourself and feel the thorn massaging your palms.
Even getting one or two tiny pricks in your hands will make your durian feasting tastier..
I can say that many in the Ivory Tower do not know how to pry open a durian fruit...
By the way, durian should be eaten in this traditional way for health reasons..
We are suppose to sprinkle salt and use the husk to drink the salt water to cool off.
And we are suppose to eat Mangosteen ( a very cooling fruit ) to negate the heatiness .
That's why Durians and Mangosteen share the same season for this reason.