Whatever happened to the mangosteen? You used to be able to get these at the supermarket here and it seems they just disappeared–they haven’t sold them anywhere here in a while. Does anyone know?
Whatever Happened to the Mangosteen?
October 24th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Tags: False Childhood Memories
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andres // Nov 3, 2006 at 12:10 pm
they still import them, but just not much now. most mangosteen are grown in the wild, so they produce a white cotton-like substance on its outer shell (which is a type of natural insect-repellent). the taiwanese government deems this substance as a type bacteria / germ and the only way to rid of these at the moment is with a torch. needless to say, after being burnt the outer shell looks all black and burnt like a cole, which caused sales to drop dramatically. my mom used to import them.
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