When is the tropical fruit mangosteen on the market? How to choose and buy? How do you eat it?

Mangji persimmon, commonly known as mangosteen, or mangosteen, mangosteen, widely cultivated in tropical Asia and Africa, is a famous tropical fruit that can be eaten raw or preserved. So when will it go on sale? How to choose and buy? How should I eat it? Wang Huagang, a mangosteen grower in Guangdong, learned that the period from May to September is the peak season for mangosteen sales. Most of the mangosteen sold on the market are imported. Mangosteen is native to Malay Peninsula and Malay Islands and is cultivated in Southeast Asia such as Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar. Mangosteen shell is thick, hard and purple, the meat is snow-white, tender and soft, sweet and slightly sour, very delicious, if you do not like durian, only eat mangosteen, it is also a good fruit, in hot Thailand, mangosteen listing season happens to be the hottest summer, eating mangosteen will also greatly help to reduce heat, cool and delicious.

How to buy mangosteen?

1. When buying mangosteen, you must choose fresh fruit with green stalks and soft fruit, otherwise you will buy "dead bamboo".

2. Gently press the watch case with your fingers. if the skin is hard and dry, the fingers still can't make the skin sunken, and the pedicel leaves are dark, indicating that the mangosteen is too old to eat. For example, the ones on the right side of the picture below are too old and broken.

3. You can look at the pedicle pedicle under the fruit. A few petals indicate that there are several petals in the fruit.

4. The mangosteen shell dries easily when the wind blows. It is recommended to buy as much as you eat. It is mainly refrigerated when it is preserved, and refrigerated when it is preserved. Usually, the flavor goes from bad to worse after five days of storage. It can only be stored for ten days at the most.

How do you eat mangosteen?

1. The pericarp of mangosteen is thick and hard. It can be cut with a knife or cracked by hand. After peeling off the peel, there is purple juice flowing out, and the mangosteen with its shell removed will reveal its snow-white, slippery and attractive flesh.

2. Cut the peel 5 cm in diameter with a knife, then put it in the freezer for 2 hours. Take it out as a cold food after a meal. It tastes very delicious.

3. Wash the surface of mangosteen with clean water, not too hard. Just wash it slowly; after washing, wipe it clean, remember to wipe it slowly, not too hard; hold the mangosteen with your thumb, index finger, middle finger, then push hard toward the middle, slowly squeeze, hold it steady, you will find that with a little effort, the shell will break a crack, and then pick open the crack and eat the white meat (like garlic) inside.

4. Mangosteen is cold in nature and has excellent effect of reducing heat and relieving dryness. it is the fruit that can best reconcile with durian, the king of fruits. After eating Dabu durian, eating a few mangosteen can clear away heat, which can not only benefit the body, but also avoid getting angry.

5. Mangosteen has a high sugar content, so patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension and gestational diabetes should not eat mangosteen; mangosteen contains high potassium, and pregnant mothers with kidney disease and heart disease should eat less; mangosteen is cold, so people with physical deficiency and cold should eat less; in addition, mangosteen is rich in cellulose, too much consumption will cause constipation.