Huh. I never thought that mangosteens would be that difficult to get...
Um. More fibrous and pulpy than lychees or longans. Taste is distinct. Flavour is more delicate/subtle than longans or rambutans, imho. Closer to lychees.
Lots of fun in the equatorial heat.
You occassionally get a resinous aftertaste (much like what happens with some bananas that are'nt fully ripe) - the gamboge mentioned in the article. When you do get the ones with translucent flesh, still very good, though the fruit is a little firmer. Almost crunchy.
One good thing about having the fogeys in town - they're willing to spend a lot more on incidental luxuries like fruit. We just picked up several kilos of mangosteens... heh.
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Date: 2006-08-10 08:09 am (UTC)Um. More fibrous and pulpy than lychees or longans. Taste is distinct. Flavour is more delicate/subtle than longans or rambutans, imho. Closer to lychees.
Lots of fun in the equatorial heat.
You occassionally get a resinous aftertaste (much like what happens with some bananas that are'nt fully ripe) - the gamboge mentioned in the article. When you do get the ones with translucent flesh, still very good, though the fruit is a little firmer. Almost crunchy.
One good thing about having the fogeys in town - they're willing to spend a lot more on incidental luxuries like fruit. We just picked up several kilos of mangosteens... heh.