After seeing some friends bring a strange, small, round, purple fruit with a funny green stem on the top to school, I just had to know what it was. Turns out, it's MANGOSTEEN.
What is a mangosteen? Is it like a mango? Nope... not even close, but definitely delicious like a mango! I researched this exotic fruit on the internet, and found out that mangosteen has a lot of health benefits. It contains antioxidants and is also used to treat things like inflammation.
How do you eat a mangosteen? It's very easy.
Step 1:
Cut around the circumference of the fruit with a knife.
Step 2:
Twist apart the 2 sides. One side will come off and the fruit will remain in the other side. It sort of looks like a white clementine (or cloves of garlic!) when you open it.
Step 3:
Spoon out the fruit and eat it! Take out any hard seeds if you find them. Enjoy!
It's hard to explain what mangosteen tastes like. It's soft, sweet, and a bit citrus-y. I don't really know what to compare it to. Some people online compared it to lychee, peach, strawberry, and some other fruits. I guess if you want to see what it tastes like, you'll have to try it yourself!
The good news is, buying 2 mangosteen and 1 passion fruit here cost me 9000 VND today. That is about 43 cents!
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| Behold... the mangosteen! |
What is a mangosteen? Is it like a mango? Nope... not even close, but definitely delicious like a mango! I researched this exotic fruit on the internet, and found out that mangosteen has a lot of health benefits. It contains antioxidants and is also used to treat things like inflammation.
How do you eat a mangosteen? It's very easy.
Step 1:
Cut around the circumference of the fruit with a knife.
Step 2:
Twist apart the 2 sides. One side will come off and the fruit will remain in the other side. It sort of looks like a white clementine (or cloves of garlic!) when you open it.
Step 3:
Spoon out the fruit and eat it! Take out any hard seeds if you find them. Enjoy!
It's hard to explain what mangosteen tastes like. It's soft, sweet, and a bit citrus-y. I don't really know what to compare it to. Some people online compared it to lychee, peach, strawberry, and some other fruits. I guess if you want to see what it tastes like, you'll have to try it yourself!
The good news is, buying 2 mangosteen and 1 passion fruit here cost me 9000 VND today. That is about 43 cents!
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