Ever since 2003, when the late great
R. W. " Johnny" Apple Jr. wrote about his unabashed love of the once-forbidden
mangosteen, I've been hankering to try one. I finally got the chance.
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Looks like Di Bruno Bros. in Philadelphia has gotten its hands on a shipment of mangosteens. In the coming weeks, Di Bruno Bros. (1730 Chestnut Street; 215-665-9220) will carry a very, very limited supply of the fruit, at an intriguing/slightly frightening price of $45 per pound (the average mangosteen weighs about a third of a pound). That's about $15 a 'steen, for those of you slow on the math tip. [via Don Luis] Earlier: Mangosteens in the U.S., The Mangosteens Are Coming...
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I'm somewhat glad that I don't know what mangosteens taste like; otherwise I might shell out $11 just for one piece of the fruit primarily grown in Thailand. Gersh Kuntzman only indulged in two pieces at a gourmet greengrocer in Brooklyn, lest he wanted to refinance his house. Although Kuntzman happily tore into his $45-a-pound fruit, his wife was less impressed: "Face it, at $45 a pound, this mangosteen should come in a limousine with a chauffer who also cleans our kitchen. Besides, the joy of eating a mangosteen is eating it in Thailand. Imagine sending a Bagel Hole bagel to your brother in North Carolina. It’s not even worth the bother." I think I'll skip out on trying a...
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The Mangosteen is coming. I had one in Vancouver, B.C. a couple of years ago, and it was lusciously delicious. The late Johnny Apple would be so happy. Here's a tiny portion of what he wrote about his craving for mangosteens in the Times in 2003. I will certainly toast Johnny when I taste my first mangosteen in New York....
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