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Lara MDiscovering Mangosteens
June 29th 2006 09:52
I want to introduce you all to a delicious fruit known as the mangosteen.
Orble, this is mangosteen. Nice to meet you.
Contrary to what the name implies, mangosteens do not resemble mangos in
shape, texture or flavour. Good, because I don't like mangos. The mango steen is a small round, eggplant colored fruit with a tough leathery skin and small round leaves around the stalk. Inside it is segmented like a manderin but the flesh is white, soft and juicy around several hard pits. They taste succulent!
I first tasted mangosteens on a family holiday in Bali where we ate as many
as possible. On my recent trip to Thailand I was disappointed to discover
that they were not in season at the time. I did on one occassion spy a box
full in a fruit shop but the woman urgently insisted, "No good! No good!"
At this moment another tourist passer-by also spotted the box and ran over,
sunk to his knees and began to worship the box. "No good! No good!" I
explained that they were old and out of season. On closer inspection I found
the mangsteens were rock hard and a brownish hue. The tourist skulked away unhappily.
You can actually get mangosteens here in Australia as a minimal amount are
grown in far North Queensland. (They may not be available this year due to
the cyclone destruction) In an ordinary summer they can be found in large
fruit stores but are sold for the ridiculaous price of about $2 EACH. If you
see one treat yourself and have a taste.
The 'Go Mangosteen' distributes what is fondly known as the 'Queen' of the Asian Pacific fruits right here in Australia. They claim that mangosteens are not only delicious, but they are also very beneficial for a healthy body. Go Mangosteen lists the numerous health benefits of mangosteens on their website which includes the ability to combat infection, prevent heart disease, reduce hypertension, lower cholesterol and even heal mouth sores.
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Orble, this is mangosteen. Nice to meet you.
http://www.wikipedia.org
Contrary to what the name implies, mangosteens do not resemble mangos in
I first tasted mangosteens on a family holiday in Bali where we ate as many
as possible. On my recent trip to Thailand I was disappointed to discover
that they were not in season at the time. I did on one occassion spy a box
full in a fruit shop but the woman urgently insisted, "No good! No good!"
At this moment another tourist passer-by also spotted the box and ran over,
sunk to his knees and began to worship the box. "No good! No good!" I
explained that they were old and out of season. On closer inspection I found
the mangsteens were rock hard and a brownish hue. The tourist skulked away unhappily.
http://www.morguefile.com
grown in far North Queensland. (They may not be available this year due to
the cyclone destruction) In an ordinary summer they can be found in large
fruit stores but are sold for the ridiculaous price of about $2 EACH. If you
see one treat yourself and have a taste.
The 'Go Mangosteen' distributes what is fondly known as the 'Queen' of the Asian Pacific fruits right here in Australia. They claim that mangosteens are not only delicious, but they are also very beneficial for a healthy body. Go Mangosteen lists the numerous health benefits of mangosteens on their website which includes the ability to combat infection, prevent heart disease, reduce hypertension, lower cholesterol and even heal mouth sores.
The images featured in this post are public domain images.
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