How to eat mangosteen? Methods and tips for eating mangosteen

Mangosteen grows in tropical areas of southern China and is known as the "Queen of Fruits". It is a fruit with high nutritional value and attractive taste. However, many people feel at a loss when facing its purple hard shell after buying it, and have no idea how to eat this fruit. In fact, wild boars have certain methods and skills when eating it. As long as you master these methods and skills, you can easily eat the delicious flesh of mangosteen.

How to eat mangosteen

1. Before eating mangosteen, you should remove the leaves at the bottom. After removing the leaves, you can see the white flesh inside at the bottom. At this time, you can take a sharp fruit knife and gently pry it open along the gap between the flesh and the shell.

2. After the mangosteen shell is pried open, you can see the white flesh inside. You can take out the flesh at this time. However, when eating the flesh, you must be careful not to get it stained with the purple juice on the mangosteen shell, otherwise it will cause allergies and cause pain and itching on the skin of your hands. The taken out mangosteen flesh can be eaten directly in your mouth.

Mangosteen eating methods and tips

1. There are certain methods and techniques when using mangosteen, especially those naturally ripe mangosteens, which are relatively simple to eat. Just put it in your hand, press its two ends, and squeeze hard towards the middle, its shell will naturally crack. At this time, use your hands to split the shell into two halves, and the white flesh inside will naturally fall off.

2. The flesh of mangosteen can be eaten directly, but it is troublesome to peel it. If you want to quickly remove the shell of mangosteen, you can cut a cut of about five centimeters on the top of the mangosteen, and then put it in the freezer of the refrigerator. Take it out after two hours of freezing, and then press the cut with the thumbs of both hands and push hard inward to make the shell crack. Take out the flesh and eat it directly after the temperature is right.