i was just reading in the new york times today about how much dean & deluca charges for a mangosteen:
It is available at more stores and the price is down, though perhaps only connoisseurs will eagerly part with $6 a fruit at Dean & DeLuca stores and Agata & Valentina, or $4 at Kings supermarkets in New Jersey.
man thats fuckin ridiculous, granted they grow mangosteens here, but i guess i would have thought the whole "slow food" movement would make people (in ny, sf, etc) think twice about buying produce that has been shipped 10, 000 miles.
anyway, the article reminded me that mangosteen season has just begun so we went around the corner and picked up a kilo and half for 100,000 dong ( about $6.25).
the good news for people in boston though, i have a sneaking suspicion, ihsan gurdal from formaggio kitchen, will be importing mangosteens direct from a grower in thailand soon, keeping prices low and delicious factor high. the only thing is, dont be surprised to find a worm now and then living in your fruit.
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