Fresh Mangosteens

[ajhill28]

Never tried one and I'm dying to....anyone have any idea if they are available in either the high end stores (Balducci's, Dean and Delucca) or maybe in one of the grocery stores around Eden Center? Any help is much appreciated!

[coweepooh]

Great Wall has them now at 7.99/lb waaahhh so pricey but so yummy...

Maybe they will get cheaper as more shipments start coming in regularly now?

[PaulaG]

I bought some on Tuesday at Song Que in the Eden Center. They were around $8 a pound. Interesting experience.... Tasty, but not earth-shattering.

[Soup]

I see them all the time at eeMart on Backlick in springfield. They also had fresh rambutans and dragon fruit. All around 5 or 6 buck per lbs.

[Minger]

i checked yesterday: the eeMart in falls church, didn't have any mangosteens, rambutans or dragon fruit.

[potrzebie]

I'd be curious to hear opinions about fresh mangosteen from anyone who has tried them. I tried a few in Thailand and was disappointed. They're sweet and refreshing, but I didn't think they had a lot of flavor compared to most tropical fruits. I think there's a bit of mystique about them because of Queen Victoria's alleged comments, combined with their rare availability outside of the tropics.

[tartuffe]

What were Queen Vicky's comments?

[Minger]

I haven't looked in the Vietnamese or Thai stores lately, but a friend of mine special ordered one recently through Balducci's.

[CH2176]

I saw them, fresh at the Asian Market on Old Ox Road/606 near Ashburn Brambleton area. I believe is was $7.99/lb.

[Magnificat2005]

You can find freeze-dried mangosteens at Trader Joe's. I think they're really good and my 2.5 year old agrees!