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Originally Posted by bigdog
That was one of the neatest things about Thailand; the open-air markets with tons of fresh fruits that I'd never seen, and some I'd never heard of. They were really cheap there too! I'm almost embarrassed to say what I paid for 2 bags of mangosteens...Let's just say that they were $5.99/lb.! Oh well. Worth every penny today. I'll probably kick myself later for spending so much on fruit, LOL.
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Frank, come here, the mangosteens are cheaper than in Thailand - only $ 3.30 for 3 kg or 6.6 lbs! I will treat you till you drop of asthma!
Well, that's what the locals believe, too many mangosteens
cools the body down. The thing is, they come around the same time as the durians which
heats up the body, so the mangosteens balances the body's chemistry during the fruit season.
Fyi, here are the local names for it;
Thai = Mangkut
Malay = Manggis
Chinese = Sarn Chuk