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モールの果物売り場にマンゴスチンがたくさんありました。
マンゴーやパパイヤと違って通年あるものではありません。
マンゴスチンは季節の食べ物です。
赤黒い硬い厚い果皮を割ると白い果肉があらわれます。
果肉を口に入れて舌を太らせて上あごに押し付けると清冽な甘酸っぱい果汁が口の中に広がります。
果汁を飲み込んだ後の口に残る甘さもほどよく果物の女王の名を汚しません。
日本的な甘さはあんこや甘酒のあまさでさっぱりとしています。
日本にいる間は草餅や桜餅をたべて茶を飲んだ後口の良さを楽しみました。
洋菓子の油脂の混ざった甘さとは別の物です。
There were lots of mangosteens in the mall's fruit section.
Unlike mangoes and papayas, they're not available year-round.
Mangosteens are a seasonal fruit.
Unlike mangoes and papayas, they're not available year-round.
Mangosteens are a seasonal fruit.
When I break open the thick, dark red rind with my hands, white flesh is revealed.
When I put the flesh in my mouth, widen my tongue, and press it against the roof of my mouth, a refreshing, sweet, and sour juice spreads throughout my mouth.
The lingering sweetness after swallowing the juice is just right, living up to its reputation as the queen of fruits.
When I put the flesh in my mouth, widen my tongue, and press it against the roof of my mouth, a refreshing, sweet, and sour juice spreads throughout my mouth.
The lingering sweetness after swallowing the juice is just right, living up to its reputation as the queen of fruits.
Japanese sweetness is refreshing, like that of red bean paste or amazake (sweet sake made from fermented rice).
While in Japan, I enjoyed the pleasant aftertaste of eating kusamochi (rice cakes with mugwort) and sakuramochi (rice cakes with cherry blossoms) and drinking tea.
It's different from the oily sweetness of Western confectionery.
While in Japan, I enjoyed the pleasant aftertaste of eating kusamochi (rice cakes with mugwort) and sakuramochi (rice cakes with cherry blossoms) and drinking tea.
It's different from the oily sweetness of Western confectionery.
