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| Mangosteens |
They are my most favourite fruit! Whenever the local Asian market gets them in I usually buy a bag on the spot. They are pricey—a bag of about 8 mangosteens will be about $7.
I tried them for the first time two years ago and I was hooked on the first taste. To me they taste citrusy, with maybe a bit of strawberry and banana?? It's really difficult to describe.
The fruit looks wonderful from the outside; smooth purple and shiny; but when you cut it open, the fruit itself looks like white slugs. If you've ever travelled down south and seen chocolate in its raw form—fresh cocoa beans—it reminds me of the same look (only smaller). Totally unappetizing I know, but if you can get past the look, you will be pleasantly surprised.
Eating the fruit is similar to eating fresh passion fruit. It's slippery, slimy and juicy.
To open a mangosteen, you need to cut all around the circumference of the fruit. Twist. Pulll apart.
As the fruit ages, the outskin gets tougher, almost like wood, so it becomes harder to cut open.
If you are interested in the history, cultivation etc., here's more interesting facts about mangosteens.
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