Sweet mangosteens, C$4.99/lb. at the Chinese grocers on Spadina.

[randomness]

I didn't buy any of them, but there were real, honest-to-god fresh mangosteens in the produce markets on Spadina Av. near Dundas St. West in Chinatown on Thursday.

Back in August, the NY Times reported that they were going for $45/pound in Brooklyn. I sense an opportunity for some Chinese grocer...

Comments

[emilymorgan.livejournal.com]

yummy!

[eclectician.livejournal.com]

I thought the reason they're $45 in Brooklyn is that customs won't allow them through? And from their absence in Chinatown, I can only assume that customs is making a decent fist of not letting them in.

How do you know Emily Morgan?

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

I'm sure customs is keeping them out, but that margin might be enough to inspire informal importation.

How do you know Emily Morgan?

School, as always. :)

[emilymorgan.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if I'm your Emily Morgan, since I don't know who you are!

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

I had assumed eclectician meant you, because I don't know any other Emily Morgans...but maybe not?

[emilymorgan.livejournal.com]

My guess is eclectician thinks I'm some other Emily Morgan (maybe one whose last name is actually Morgan). Or, I suppose, maybe I know eclectician but I don't know it! Wheeee.

[whitebird.livejournal.com]

On the net, nobody knows you're the emilymorgan whose name isn't Morgan.

Or something like that. Possibly having to do with mangosteens.

[eclectician.livejournal.com]

If your last name isn't morgan, your guess is correct. Still, pleasure to meet you!

[evilbunnymayhem.livejournal.com]

um
wassa mangosteen?
do tell, edumacate me

Well...but only 'cause I like you...

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangosteen

[dr-memory.livejournal.com]

Spadina? Dundas? Where is this?

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

View Larger Map

*sigh*

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Didn't embed visibly.

Oh well. Here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=spadina+and+dundas,+toronto,+on&sll=42.46222,-83.985672&sspn=0.093712,0.203247&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=43.66098,-79.39373&spn=0.022974,0.050812&z=14&iwloc=addr

Re: *sigh*

[dr-memory.livejournal.com]

Aha! Sigh, Toronto. That makes sense, I guess.

[orewashinanai.livejournal.com]

Just the knowledge makes me cry with joy.

[denyse.livejournal.com]

I miss mangosteens.

[dirque.livejournal.com]

Ahhh... I was buying lots of Lien Wu when I was in toronto. Canadian Chinatown's fruit selection is the best. Sadly they caught me at the border trying to bring some home. The worst thing was they wouldn't let me eat my fruit at the station when they caught me-rather than throw it away. :(

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_apple

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

I'll have to keep an eye out for them.