The rambutan is clearly from some other family entirely
From Mars, by the look of it.
I've eaten all four: there's not much similarity between the mangosteen and the lychee/longan/rambutan. The taste is not as delicate: it's more straightforwardly sweet+tart. The texture is completely different: it's not the verging-on-slimy feel of the lynchee(etc) at all. The mangosteen sections have a mouth-feel that's about halfway between citrus and a non-mealy pear.
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Date: 2006-08-10 04:34 pm (UTC)From Mars, by the look of it.
I've eaten all four: there's not much similarity between the mangosteen and the lychee/longan/rambutan. The taste is not as delicate: it's more straightforwardly sweet+tart. The texture is completely different: it's not the verging-on-slimy feel of the lynchee(etc) at all. The mangosteen sections have a mouth-feel that's about halfway between citrus and a non-mealy pear.