Saturday, October 10, 2020

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana)

Mangosteen

It's mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) season. 

From Wikipedia:
The fruit of the mangosteen is sweet and tangy, juicy, somewhat fibrous, with fluid-filled vesicles (like the flesh of citrus fruits), with an inedible, deep reddish-purple colored rind (exocarp) when ripe. In each fruit, the fragrant edible flesh that surrounds each seed is botanically endocarp, i.e., the inner layer of the ovary. Seeds are almond-shaped and -sized.
In our community, where people own and work in farms, fruits sometimes define "seasons." 

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Blogger Unknown said...

M'favorite! Along with durian and mango. That's the trifecta for me.

Sat Nov 21, 01:34:00 PM GMT+8  

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