I ♥ mangosteen! What about you?
The mangosteen’s shell is a pain to break through, but once you’ve cracked into it, it gives way easily. All for protecting its flavorful insides, I suppose.
Part of the mangosteen experience is getting purple stains all over fingers when you pry it open. So if you’re wearing white or are particular about your well-polished fingernails, be warned! I usually wrap a paper napkin around the fruit, then pry the fruit open with my fingers. The stains stay on the napkin and not on my fingers.
They’re great summer fruits. I can eat five or six in one seating. Yum yum yum. What about you? Have you ever tried eating a mangosteen? How did you like it?
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
notsquare
April 15, 2009 at 11:06 am (15 years ago)pareho kayo ni Bunny! me, i dont like ’em :p
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Kay
April 15, 2009 at 11:08 am (15 years ago)Not really … hehe … I’m more of a banana, mango, watermelon girl myself. Ooh … I heart avocado and star apple.
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sheng
April 15, 2009 at 11:27 am (15 years ago)how much is mangosteen there in manila? it’s only P30 here in gensan, even 20-25 at times. Lanzones at P40, and durian at 25 per kilo…mangoes, P35… hmmm… i need a fruit fix…
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blue rose
April 15, 2009 at 12:26 pm (15 years ago)oy, i love mangosteen too. yum… yum…
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ibyang
April 15, 2009 at 1:49 pm (15 years ago)i love them too!
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Tessa
April 15, 2009 at 2:12 pm (15 years ago)Ay, super one of my favorite fruits ko ‘yan. Kaya lang yan yung isa sa mga pagkain na dapat sobrang ingat ako kasi ang lakas maka-mantsa niyan, hindi na babalik sa dati ang damit mo. Sayang. Anyway, ingat na lang di ba?
Thanks, Tones. Ingat ka and take good care of yourself.
witsandnuts
April 15, 2009 at 3:45 pm (15 years ago)Very true on the purple stains, but I like mangosteens! But ack, the last time I munched on one was during work-related visit to South Cotabato. Their mangosteens are really yummy! I’ll try to check this weekend if they have that here (probably an import).
CandyQ
April 15, 2009 at 4:03 pm (15 years ago)One of the reasons I miss my hometown is that I get to have my fill of fruits like this!
Hope you’re both doing well, Toni and baby Timmy. =)
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bursky
April 15, 2009 at 4:13 pm (15 years ago)i only learned about this fruit in college! would you believe that?! hahaha… and i haven’t tasted one in years! better check out the grocery on payday. 😀
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shella
April 15, 2009 at 5:29 pm (15 years ago)i don’t like a lot of fruits but mangosteen is one of my faves…too bad it’s so expensive in manila. in malaysia they have mangosteen juice and i love it but of course the fresh ones are the best.
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yummybite
April 15, 2009 at 6:19 pm (15 years ago)hi toni! i haven’t tried mangosteen although there are a lot of it available here. maybe one day i’ll have the courage to eat one.
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Sinta
April 15, 2009 at 6:21 pm (15 years ago)I adore Mangosteen ^_^ One of my fave fruit of all times!
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anj
April 15, 2009 at 7:27 pm (15 years ago)favoritest fruit! among many others. haha. there are times when it sells P10-P20 in davao. and if that’s the case, 2 kilos in one sitting, baby! mmmmm…. mmmmmiss it. haha.
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Junnie
April 16, 2009 at 8:12 am (15 years ago)i will be the lifetime member and president of Anti Mangosteen Club…
pwera biro, talagang ayokko…kahit nga tignan lang e
MrsLavendula
April 16, 2009 at 8:54 am (15 years ago)i love mangosteen! but they’re such a rare find!
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caryn
April 16, 2009 at 11:20 am (15 years ago)one memory i have of this fruit was when i was in davao as a little girl, and four of my lolas were all forcing me to taste it. hahaha! i never really was a fruit person ;-(
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jeanny
April 16, 2009 at 3:37 pm (15 years ago)love mangosteen. Kaso havent eaten that in ages hirap kasi hanapin. PIneapple is a favorite too. I eat it after every lunch
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badzfucius
April 17, 2009 at 7:57 am (15 years ago)” breaking it the first time is really a pain then it’ll give way easily. but after you cracked it open WHOA! what a flavorful delight!
The stain part is normal. there’s always a napkin anyway…. gee …. “mangosteen”
Elmar Sandyck
September 4, 2009 at 11:41 am (15 years ago)Mangosteen is indeed the healthiest fruit in the world. Looks can be deceiving. It may not look that attractive but it’s the inside that counts.