After my dinner of tofu, broccoli and peppers.


What are you eating?

whats that!?

LleeLlee said:

It's a mangosteen.

CarrieMpls said:

What does it taste like!?

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangosteen

The mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is a tropical evergreen tree, believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas. The tree grows from 7 to 25 meters tall. The rind (pericarp) of the edible fruit is deep reddish purple when ripe. The fragrant flesh is sweet and creamy, citrusy with a touch of peach flavor. In Asia, the mangosteen fruit is known as the "Queen of Fruits." It is closely related to other edible tropical fruits such as button mangosteen and lemondrop mangosteen.

LleeLlee said:

It's sweet. And kinda fruity/floral-y. But not as "delicate" tasting as a lychee.

CarrieMpls said:

It sounds really nice!

CarrieMpls said:

Is that your hand!?

Mangosteen fritters.

LleeLlee said:

No. I don't have them fresh. Only canned. But they are still quite yummy.
I'm excited to try to find some fresh this summer, though. I've been scoping out the local asian groceries. I've been on an exotic fruit kick for a while now.

I once invited the Mangosteens over for dinner.

I ate them too.


Good people.

CarrieMpls said:

Sounds yummy.

Illustrator said:

YUMMY!!!

CarrieMpls said:

I like fruit in general, do you eat Dried fruit? Like Figs etc.

LleeLlee said:

I don't do a lot of dried fruit, no. Mostly fresh, but sometimes I'll do canned if it's something truly exotic that I won't find here otherwise.

I knew this was your thread before I saw your name. Weird fruit girl.

Come to think of it, you generally surround yourself with weird fruits.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Story of my life.

This is a TOTAL ripoff of my persimmon thread from a while back.

2the9s said:

:fallloff:

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Didn't Sting have a CD out called "Strange Fruit"? I'm full of weird trivia today.

chocolate cookies

Imago said:

:neutralll:

2the9s said:

2the9s said:

CarrieMpls said:

don't worry! mangosteens are prettier!

XxAxX said:

I'd argue, but I haven't seen a persimmon since...

Nice! I like mangosteens. We don't buy them that often though. Right now I'm eating mangoes stolen from next door's tree.

Um, I haven't sent the sour mango off yet Carrie. I'm concerned you'll think it tastes absolutely disgusting. Anyways, I've asked Mon to get a packet at the market later and we'll send it off to you tomorrow.

I've never heard of them. In fact at first I thought you meant langousteines (sp?!) and misheard somebody!

CarrieMpls said:

what is it miss pussy golitely?

oh and i had some lemon sorbet earlier. it was like lemonade slushy!

Fauxie said:

I'm waiting for your gift to be delivered. Then I'll send it off.