Jak ji poznat

Habit

evergreen tree; Thai exact-species records describe glossy green, elongated fruits

Fruit

smooth glossy elongated/ovoid green fruit, strongly sour; 3–4 hard seeds may be present

Consumer identity

Thai มะดัน = Garcinia schomburgkiana Pierre

Jedlá část: fruit flesh/pulp (Thai FDA food-use records; juice record explicitly excludes seed), young leaves documented as a culinary souring vegetable

Běžně se nejí: hard seeds are excluded from the FDA madan-juice food part and are not part of normal profile eating instructions

Jak chutná

Chuť

distinctly to intensely sour

Textura

fleshy sour fruit used as a souring ingredient or preserved

Použití v kuchyni

• fresh sour fruit with chilli paste or salt
• souring ingredient in Thai dishes
• pickled/candied/preserved fruit
• madan juice from fruit flesh
• young leaves as a sour culinary leaf

Sezóna a dostupnost

Guidance

An OPSMOAC plant-conservation record for exact Garcinia schomburgkiana in Chumphon states that the tree bears fruit throughout the year.

Kde se pěstuje

Locations

Nakhon Nayok, Chumphon

Kde koupit

Guidance

In Nakhon Nayok, current DOAE reporting documents an organized madan production group and multiple FDA-registered processed products; the provincial OTOP page also documents fresh fruit from member orchards plus preserved/candied sales.

Skladování

Guidance

No universal fresh household shelf-life is asserted. Use fresh fruit promptly when sound; for longer keeping, Thai research/local-food sources explicitly document salt-water pickling and candied/preserved madan.