Sunday, June 24, 2012

Mangosteen in Austin?

Heck yeah!


So, the MT Supermarket and Hana World Market have been selling these for a while now. Since they keep getting them, I have to assume people buy them. I've been suspicious though because I know how far these things need to fly to get to the US. On top of that, they need to be quarantined for a period of time as well. I figured that I may as well try them. They were my favorite fruit back the Philippines. I remember that they had to be soft enough to be pressed apart, so, in a move of sheer jerk-dom, I pressed a few of them to see if they would split, and they DID! I got excited and then quickly unexcited as the price per lb is $6.99 making each bag about $13-$14 :(  


You can crush them between your palms or between your fingers, the hard outer rind will crack like above. 


When you pull the rind apart, you get to the segments in the middle. You just pick them out and eat them. Compared to the fresh ones, they were a little gummier, and gooier. Not bad. The flavor is not quite how I remember, they tasted like blend of a grape and a banana when I remember them being more like grapes. It could just be the lag time. Fresh is always better. These were not bad, but not worth $14 either.