How to eat mangosteen shells? The correct way to eat mangosteen shells

Many people have eaten mangosteen, but when people eat mangosteen, they only eat the white flesh inside, and the purple-red shell outside will be thrown away directly. In fact, the mangosteen shell thrown away by people can also be eaten, and it has a high edible value, but there are certain methods and skills when eating mangosteen shell. Only by eating mangosteen shell correctly can it play a good health care effect and allow the human body to absorb the nutrients it contains.

How to eat mangosteen shell

1. Mangosteen shell is very hard and cannot be eaten directly, otherwise it will cause obvious harm to the human stomach and intestines. Therefore, when people eat mangosteen, it is best to dry the mangosteen core and soak it in water to drink. You can also put fresh mangosteen shell in a pot, add water to cook it, and drink the soup after cooking. This will allow the human body to quickly absorb and utilize the nutrients in the mangosteen shell.

2. Mangosteen shell can be ground into powder and then eaten. Fresh mangosteen shell is difficult to grind into powder. It is best to air-dry it, then break it into pieces and fry it in a pan. After frying, take it out of the pan and let it cool down before grinding it into fine powder. When needed, take ten to twenty grams directly, put it in your mouth and eat it, then drink an appropriate amount of warm water.

The correct way to eat mangosteen shell

1. Boil water

Boiling water is the most correct way to eat mangosteen shells. When needed, people can take 2 to 3 mangosteen shells and put them directly in the pot, add appropriate amount of water and boil them together. After boiling, simmer over low heat until the water in the pot turns purple-red. Turn off the heat and soak for ten minutes after turning off the heat. Finally, take out the soup in the pot and drink it instead of tea after cooling down.

2. Cook porridge

Mangosteen shells can also be used to cook porridge. When using mangosteen shells to cook porridge, you need to first boil the mangosteen core with water, and then cook for about half an hour after boiling. Take out the cooked soup and remove the remaining mangosteen shells. Put the unwanted soup in the porridge pot and add the prepared rice, millet, red beans, red dates, wolfberry and other ingredients. Heat and boil together, then simmer over low heat. When the porridge in the pot is 80% cooked, add rock sugar for seasoning, and cook for about 20 minutes and the porridge will be cooked.