Cherapu...button mangosteen...garcinia prainiana. I've been waiting 20 years to taste this fruit. Much smaller than I thought they would be, but even the small ones had a surprising amount of flesh to them. This is the first time that a shipment has gone somewhat bad. Much of the fruit is smashed and half the box is soaked and falling apart.
The fruit itself is fabulous. I really like this. It has the tropical tang with hints of garcinia and tangerine. They peel open very easily and the seeds come out without much hassle...and only a few of those.
The bad. Latex latex latex!! Fingers and lips were covered with a thick coating of it. My teeth! They felt like they were covered in epoxy that was half cured. I ruined a tooth brush cause it is now all gummed up. Jeesh!
Someone please tell me that this is not normal and that the latex is not always this bad!