I served durian to an entire event, they requested it. But there wasn’t one person in the kitchen that could ingest it. I can’t even describe the flavor. I think hot garbage would taste better.
As for horned melon, to me it tasted like a banana with a hint of citrus like a lemon or lime. Tasty to me. Horned melon is different to some, some say cucumber with lemon. It depends on which tastebuds are your dominant ones.