This fruit is not related to the mango as its name might suggest.
You break these by applying pressure on the sides and the soft rind easily cracks open. Your palms get stained a wonderful purple. The fruit inside feels slippery and has a delightful sourish sweet sort of tangy taste.
well it’s a nice fruit.I kind of like eating it anyway. 🙂
I prefer tropical fruits over temperate ones anyday 🙂 Must be the loads of sugar in them
I love mangosteens. What are the temperate fruits? Strawberries, oranges and apples?
yeah, am bored with apples, pears, plums, berries though they are healthier.
from wiki: Fruits of temperate climates are almost always borne on trees or woody shrubs or lianas. They will not grow adequately in the tropics, as they need a period of cold (a chilling requirement) each year before they will flower. The apple, pear, cherry, and plum are the most widely grown and eaten, owing to their adaptability.
One interesting fact about the mangosteen.. how many “pieces” of flesh you get inside can be actually known by just looking at the flower-like bottom of the mangosteen. Cool ya?
hahaha my cousin and my mum were just telling me about that…i counted the seeds and it’s true 🙂
I still am sending all your posts to my brother. He loves them too. Your fan club is growing!
Awww…thank you LD 🙂 I am so glad he likes them!!
I love and miss mangosteens, rambutan. chico, langka, maricopa and other fruits from my youth. Too few choices here in the US.
Hey Ody…nice to see you here again. I have never tried Langka or maricopa. Are they only found in the Philippines? Would love to try them!
Langka = jackfruit and I meant macopa which is called mountain apple.
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thanks Ody…i do love jackfruit