Could This Be the World's Stinkiest Aphrodisiac?

The durian is a notoriously smelly fruit, as well as a reported superfood with numerous health benefits, but might it also have the ability to turn men into good sex-havers? 

That's the question the Malaysian government is apparently setting out to answer. Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek told Parliament on Thursday that "a friend" told him about studies showing durians "have aphrodisiac value and are said to be good for men," the Straits Times reports.

 He said he would be asking for further research into the durian as an aphrodisiac. The Los Angeles Times explains that the durian is a spike-covered and "notoriously fragrant" fruit that is described as smelling like "rotting meat or hot garbage." Its smell is so foul that it's actually illegal to carry it on public transportation in some parts of Asia.

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