Now that it has officially entered the summer, among the four seasons of the year, summer is the season with the most fruits, and it is also the season with the most varieties of fruits and the cheapest price, because many fruits are listed in large quantities in the summer, and summer can be said to be the world of fruits. For example: watermelon, peach, mangosteen, lychee, pear, bayberry, cherry, pipa, cantaloupe, strawberry and so on, countless, dazzling. And today I want to introduce you to the mangosteen, which is known as the "queen of the fruit".
Mangosteen is a very delicious, extremely nutritious fruit, throughout the year, summer and autumn are the season of mangosteen fruit ripening, that is to say, mangosteen belongs to the summer and autumn seasons of seasonal fruits. Mangosteen is mainly distributed in Tropical Regions such as Thailand, Malaysia, and China, and has the same status as durian in the fruit industry, known as "Queen of Fruits" and "Queen of Fruits". Mangosteen not only tastes sweet, but also has the effect of clearing heat and reducing fire, so it is very suitable for summer and autumn, mangosteen is the best partner for lychee and durian. Because eating durian and lychee is easy to catch fire, while eating mangosteen has the effect of cooling down the fire.
In addition to the sweet taste, tender white flesh, mangosteen contains nutrients are also very rich, such as a large number of proteins and lipids, which have a good tonic effect on the human body, and also contain B1, B2, C4 and other vitamins, minerals and a variety of fragrance substances, so we usually feel a faint fragrance when eating mangosteen.
However, there are two sides to everything, that is, there is no perfect thing in the world, no one is perfect, no gold is bare, and so is mangosteen. Although the taste is sweet, nutritious, and has the effect of cooling down the fire, the mangosteen grows and matures for a long time, and it takes about 10 years to bear fruit, it is difficult to harvest and pick, the shell is more meaty, and the price is more expensive. Therefore, many people want to eat mangosteen, but feel that mangosteen is not cost-effective, and their hearts are often in a state of ambiguity and hesitation, which is actually understandable.
Even in the season when mangosteen is on the market, if it is imported from Thailand or other Southeast Asian countries, the general price is about 30 yuan / kg, even if it is a domestic mangosteen, it is generally about 15 yuan / kg. What's more, the skin of mangosteen is hard and thick, very pressed, a pound of mangosteen is not a few, if you do not understand the selection of mangosteen, it is even more embarrassing. For mangosteen cannot be of the same quality, sweet and non-sweet; pitted and seedless; more meat and less meat; less water and more moisture; good and poor ripeness, over-storage spoiled, and so on.
Therefore, in the face of such a high price of mangosteen, we must learn the method of selection, in order to get value for money, eat sweet and delicious, seedless and succulent fresh mangosteen. So how can this be done? The following is to share with you how to choose dry mangosteen goods.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > if you want to eat mangosteen with small cores, more meat and more fresh sweetness, remember the following "three looks and one pinch" four-word recipe. </h1>
1, look at the fruit cap
Because some mangosteen has a core, some do not have a core, and there is a big difference between the core and the seedless, just like the seeded watermelon and the seedless watermelon, not only the taste is different, but the experience effect of eating is also different. So how do you pick a seedless mangosteen? We only need to look at the mangosteen fruit cap, the two ends of the mangosteen, one end is the fruit stem, that is, the fruit and the fruit tree are connected, the fruit cap is the top of the mangosteen like a petal-like thing.
Mangosteen is a very wonderful fruit, and the petals of the cap can be said to be one-to-one correspondence with the flesh inside. Than if the hat has more petals, the more flesh petals inside, and the number of cap petals is the same as the number of pulp petals. Therefore, when we pick mangosteen, we specially pick the number of petals of the fruit cap, such a mangosteen, not only has more flesh inside, but also has no core. This method is very simple and practical.
In addition to the above methods, if you want to eat small and fresh mangosteen, you must add the following methods to match in order to pick your favorite mangosteen.
2, look at the fruit tip
Observe the selection method of the fruit stem, not only for mangosteen, but also for most fruits. For mangosteen, when choosing, be sure to pick a fresh and tender, emerald green mangosteen, because this mangosteen is fresh mangosteen that has just been picked. If the fruit pedicle is severe and the color is yellow, it means that it has been stored for a long time, it is not fresh, and it is not recommended to buy.
3, look at the shell color
Mature mangosteen, its peel color is purple-black, if the peel color is lighter, indicating that the mangosteen maturity is not enough, it is not recommended to buy. Because during the growth process of mangosteen, the color of the outer skin will go through the following processes, the initial peel is green with red stripes, then the green disappears, the whole skin color becomes red, until finally it becomes dark purple to indicate that the mangosteen has matured.
4, the hardness of the peel
Fresh and ripe mangosteen, we use our hands to pinch the peel, the feeling is soft and elastic, that is, there is deformation and then can be restored. If it is very hard to pinch, it indicates that mangosteen is over-mature or stored for a long time, the pulp inside has a large loss of water, and the taste is very poor, this mangosteen is not recommended to buy.
After knowing the selection method of mangosteen, how should I eat the mangosteen I bought back?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > how to peel mangosteen? </h1>
The average person eating mangosteen thinks that the biggest problem is peeling, and the pulp inside is no different from other fruits. In fact, mangosteen peeling is very simple, with a hand or knife are very convenient, if you use a knife, you can directly cut the peel; if there is no knife, you can use your hand to pinch out a crack in the mangosteen, and then break the peel from the crack. Removing the shell of the mangosteen will reveal a snow white and tender flesh, which is very attractive.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > a warm reminder</h1>
Although mangosteen is a nutritious, sweet taste of the fruit, in general, suitable for all ages, but because the mangosteen pulp in the high amount of fiber and sugar, so can not eat too much, if the body is relatively obese, is in the weight loss period or has a willingness to lose weight friends, it is recommended to eat less or do not eat mangosteen.
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