Mad for Mangosteens!

This dark purple skinned fruit is widely found in the South East Asia region. I love mangosteen seasons! It's also the rambutan and durian season. I don't dig the latter but I love the former! I was gonna eat my mangosteens, and decided to post something about it for those who aren't familiar with local Malaysian fruits. Apparently it's one of the 'superfruits' haha!


Dark purple outside, white inside

At the base of the fruit, you see this flower-ish pattern..my mum told me the amount of 'petals' signifies the amount of fruit that's inside. Like this one, it has 6 petals...

True enough, it has 6 fruits inside

mmm sweet

You gotta be careful though..the juice leaves a nasty stain!


Useful Site:
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Comments

Anonymous said…
that's my bed, u fool...
caught in the act. stop putting crap on my bed! :P
27/7/08 01:11
aL said…
i sukak Lulian!
27/7/08 01:15
Mariposa said…
oreja: ay caramba! The great stone dragon has awaken!!

al: lu makan lulian boleh, tapi jgn terkentut dekat I ! kekeke
27/7/08 08:31
KM said…
Mangosteen in season?! Guess what I saw it for sale here too.. But extremely pricey - roughly $14 per kg!! It's from Thailand. hehehe
27/7/08 15:39
GMG said…
Hi Mariposa!
Sorry for the absence and the delay these last weeks, but unfortunately it wasn’t due to some summer holidays… ;))
Thanks for your comments on Blogtrotter, now at the MoMA for Art and New York lovers! Hope you enjoy and wish you a great week! I’ll try to get back here with some more time during the week and check all the Redang!
28/7/08 06:32
Mariposa said…
KM: doncha wish you were back here? hehe so exp!

GMG: Welcome back! =) enjoy your time in NY. Have an awesome week!
28/7/08 18:52
Unknown said…
somehow everytime its durian, its also mangosteen time heh. though it is a lil overshadowed by the king of fruits haha. but yes, mangosteens are nice :) (now u make me feel like eating some) haha
2/8/08 14:03
Mariposa said…
Heya QuaChee: I'm giving some love to the underdogs! I wanted to post on Rambutans..but I ate them hahahaha
2/8/08 18:00
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