Decoding the origin of mangosteen - the fruit that is causing a stir on social networks because of its unique salad dish

Recently, mangosteen chicken salad has become a phenomenon, "stirring up" the online community, making many people curious about the origin of mangosteen, known as the "queen of fruits".

Just search for the keyword "mangosteen chicken salad" or "mangosteen" on social networks, you will see a series of review clips of many famous vloggers and TikTokers. That also partly shows the "hotness" of mangosteen this summer. This is also a very special fruit because if you only look at the rough outer skin, not many people are impressed. However, when cutting across the fruit, we will see the "inviting" white flesh , biting into it will feel both soft and sweet with a bit of sour taste that is extremely attractive.

Mangosteen chicken salad is causing a fever recently.

Mangosteen, scientifically known as Garcinia mangostana , is a tropical fruit tree native to the Sunda and Moluccas Islands of Indonesia. Mangosteen trees grow mainly in Southeast Asia - in which the soil of Southern Vietnam is very suitable for this tree - and are also found in tropical South American countries such as Colombia, Kerala in India and Puerto Rico.

The fruit of the mangosteen tree is sweet and aromatic, slightly fibrous, with white, juicy segments, a dark purple skin on the outside but a beautiful wine red inside when ripe. In each fruit, the fragrant edible flesh surrounds each seed and each fruit has from 6 to 18 segments, with a distinctive sweet and delicious taste.

Like other fruits, mangosteen is sweet because it contains many sugars such as sucrose, fructose, glucose and possibly maltose which are very beneficial for health.

In addition, in mangosteen originating from Vietnam , people found garcinon A, B, C, D, E, mangostinon, garcimangoson A, B, C, gartanin, egonol, epicatechin, procyanidin and benzophenon glucoside which are substances with strong enzyme inhibitory activity that contribute to supporting the treatment of diabetes, high blood pressure.

Mangosteen also contains a lot of vitamin C and up to 81 other vitamins. This fruit is considered a 'super fruit' thanks to the ingredients it contains. Not only is it rich in vitamins, scientists have also measured the concentration of minerals such as iron, phosphorus, calcium and potassium, especially fiber, which is abundant in mangosteen.

Mangosteen has been grown in Lai Thieu since the mid-19th century.

Since the mid-19th century , Western missionaries brought mangosteen trees and experimented with planting them in Lai Thieu (Binh Duong). Since then, Lai Thieu has become one of the first and earliest mangosteen growing areas in Vietnam. Due to its suitable soil and climate, mangosteens in Lai Thieu are famous everywhere for their delicious taste and distinctive flavor.

Every November and December of the lunar calendar, mangosteen gardens begin to bloom and by May of the lunar calendar, the harvest season begins. Compared to mangosteens in other regions, Lai Thieu mangosteens have smoother skin, less rough spots, no cracks, no latex, and a beautiful red-black or light red skin.

In addition, mangosteen grown on Lai Thieu land is also easy to distinguish because the fruit is quite small, the stem is short, the fruit is not round but slightly deformed, the skin is thin so it is easier to peel, the pulp is sweet mixed with a little sour taste, the flesh is both soft and smooth.