Marvelous Mangosteen Fruit
OK, so indulge me - been trying to take some creative food photos. Let me know which photo you like best, go to "Comments" below, and tell me the number of your favorite photo. In the meantime here is a bit of info about this fantastic fruit.
The mangosteen is a round, purple fruit that is slightly smaller than a tennis ball. My friend bought me my first ever Mangosteen as we were eating lunch at the Newton Hawker Center. She told me to be careful opening it as the juice can stain clothes. To eat it, you cut gently around the outside or rind to break open the fruit. Revealed inside is a white flower looking center, the largest of the white segments usually holds a seed. These white segments are really sweet and juicy somewhere in flavor between a strawberry and a peach. The Mangosteens grow on evergreen trees in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Southern India. Some farmers are trying to grow these in Hawaii and the Caribbean, but the fruit is known for being difficult to grow. It is said that Queen Victoria offered a sizable prize to anyone who could bring an edible mangosteen back to England, but no one ever did. Mangosteens are currently not available in the United States because the rind can carry pests that would threaten other crops.
The mangosteen is a round, purple fruit that is slightly smaller than a tennis ball. My friend bought me my first ever Mangosteen as we were eating lunch at the Newton Hawker Center. She told me to be careful opening it as the juice can stain clothes. To eat it, you cut gently around the outside or rind to break open the fruit. Revealed inside is a white flower looking center, the largest of the white segments usually holds a seed. These white segments are really sweet and juicy somewhere in flavor between a strawberry and a peach. The Mangosteens grow on evergreen trees in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Southern India. Some farmers are trying to grow these in Hawaii and the Caribbean, but the fruit is known for being difficult to grow. It is said that Queen Victoria offered a sizable prize to anyone who could bring an edible mangosteen back to England, but no one ever did. Mangosteens are currently not available in the United States because the rind can carry pests that would threaten other crops.
