Sucre
classicA short syrup is how the fruit survives being picked; raw, it barely lasts the walk home.
fruitde gelée · acidulé · floral · à peau fine · tropical
Bacupari
Un petit cousin vert du mangoustan, ouvert pour une poignée de quartiers tendres comme de la gelée, avalé avant que les graines refroidissent.
on its own
3.0sour
2.0sweet
0.0savoury
1.0bitter
0.0umami
Citron vert
classicThe segments already carry real tang; citrus pushes it toward a lychee register.
Noix de coco
commonFat rounds off a fruit that is otherwise all thin jelly and sharp juice.
Lait concentré sucré
commonBlended, sweet milk turns a fleeting jelly fruit into something that keeps for a day.
Menthe
commonCold and green against a tart floral fruit, a caipirinha-adjacent treatment.
Cachaça
uncommonMuddled whole, the jelly segments give the spirit a floral edge that lime alone does not.
Gingembre moulu
uncommonWarmth against a fruit whose acid arrives fast and fades even faster.
Lactic chalk under a tart floral jelly fruit, the mangosteen-family move on a cheese board.
Chocolat blanc
wildBlank cocoa fat against a sharp jelly fruit; the mangosteen family does this well in general.