Mango

I knew a girl named Mango, I liked her sister Muriel better.

I just bought a case of 'em.

r2 how much did you buy them for ?

I'm in Canada. 11.00 roughly, in USD. I'm snacking on one as I type. Soooo good.

I'm sorry, did you mean to say "Conga!"?

That is my question. It's a good one.

r5 = dumbass and worthless piece of shit

R6 = smartass and highly priced turd. Congratulations on that.

a dollar or a buck fifty in my neighborhood, OP

Frozen mango margaritas best way to have a mango.

OP, yes! But, I have to ask if you've ever had Alphonso mangoes. It is a special variety of Indian mangoes. Out of the 100s of varieties of mangoes they are commonly referred to as "the king of mangoes" and for good reason. With all due respect to our friends south of the border, Alphonso mangoes make Mexican and Central and South American mangoes taste like water. Alphonso mangoes have such a rich, densely packed almost custardy flavor.

One of the VERY few things I supported George W. Bush on was his lifting the ban on the import of Indian mangoes. As a result, you can now get Alphonso mangoes in the US for the first time in decades. They are only in season for very short period in the Spring. The season is generally wrapped up by mid June - sometimes even earlier. Given the relatively small market for them and the cost of importing them, they will be much more expensive than a case of Mexican or Central American mangoes.

Generally, you're not going to find them in "regular" grocery stores, but only in Asian/Indian supermarkets. You can also buy them online from specialty mango e-commerce businesses. Just google "buy Alphonso mangoes in US". If you DO go to an Indian grocery store, make sure they allow you to open the case and inspect the mangoes before buying them. They should have a VERY strong, fragrant, fruity smell to them - much stronger than the 'regular' mangoes you buy at the grocery store. If they don't, I wouldn't waste your money on them.

They also have a short shelf life, so if you can't eat them all up in time, you might consider cutting up some and freezing them for later or to use them in shakes, lassis and smoothies and desserts.

I know I sound like some shill for the Alphonso mango trade. I'm not. I'm just a Brit who grew up with easy access to Alphonsos. When my family moved to the US in the early 90s I never got to taste them again until recently and, let me tell you, a taste that potent stays with you.

OP, ypu have to try mango from the philippines. They are not veiny like the ones from latin america. Philippines is shitty. Their mango is one of few bright spots. Oh and do not eat too mich mango. It is a 'bad' fruit according to chinese particlurly of you have wounds. Something about it being poisonous in nature.

Yay, turned out the chinese are right. It is not old wives tale. Mango belongs to same plant family as poison iby!

All the fat Caribbean ladies at work ate them every day at lunch

Just got a huge one for $1. Usually they're less $. Love the combination of homemade mangoes and cranberry sauce. Also mango lattes. Or mangoes and chicken.

I buy them by the box at Costco. $10.99 for a box of Ataulfos mangoes.

They're often on sale for 2/$1 at many markets. Both the yellow ones and the red ones. If you have a Hispanic market in your area, you'll probably find a good selection at a good price. (And there are always frozen mangoes.)

You called?

Mango! MANGO!!!!

I like them very much. One of the minor advantages of living in an area with a large concentration of Latinos (another one--you can get really great flan) is that you can get good mangoes for cheap. They are a good stopgap if you love fresh peaches.

If you eat mango while smoking pot it will enhance your high.

Many people are allergic. If you've never had one don't overindulge the first time. It's a reaction like being allergic to shellfish. If your palms start itching stop eating.

When we lived in Miami our neighbor had a mango tree. They'd fall off all the time. Their yard was full of rotting mangoes and rats would come to eat the sweet sweet fruit. The tree was fucking enormous, and the sound of the fat fruits falling through the leaves and thudding onto the ground at night was something.

They rarely fell on our side of the fence but I'd grab them when they did. Hagen Das Mango Sorbet is transcendent (if they still make it.) you cannot stop eating it until it's gone. Now I want some.

[quote] Many people are allergic. If you've never had one don't overindulge the first time.

I thought people didnt have an allergic reaction the first time they are exposed to something because they build up histamines after the first exposure.

Good to know R20.

I love mangoes. They would fall from the trees when I lived in Africa. I was in Sweden last monthand paid $5 for a mango.

I want to get one of the mango slicing tools, but it looks so much like a vagina that I fear it might be a trigger!

Thanks R22. I didn't know that.

[quote]Is it the best and most delicious fruit or what?

What.

Any day now the little Central American mango ladies will be on the streets of NYC. I don't remember them being there in the 80s, or 90s, but in the last 5-10 years or so they are on busy corners with little ziplocs of freshly sliced mango! I love the mango ladies, and only 2 bucks (maybe $3). What a treat! Some people put hot sauce on them.

Thank you everyone.

And yes r10, I have tasted Alphonso mangoes before. They are heaven. Yum.

I am now having a yummy mango shake.

R29 thinks "yummy" is word an adult should use.

r30 fuck off.

Suck my mango, R31, you mango eating pussy.

I put mango slices on pizza. I've heard Thai mango sticky rice is good.

I have to try R28 comment about putting hot sauce on mango

[quote]I put mango slices on pizza.

OMFG

Try adding some mango juice (or puree, just not that watery "juice" in soda cans) to a curry recipe!

Some are amazing, and some are totally tasteless... it's weird. I tried to figure out if it had to do with where they were grown and the time of year, but I couldn't really find a pattern. I think the south american ones are maybe a little sweeter than california ones. It's hard to tell.

And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain. . . .

r36 California isn't really known for it's mango's, they are marginal at best there. The best tasting mango's grown in the U.S. will be from either Hawaii are South Florida.

I haven't been a Costco member in years, but when I was one, they used to stock these WONDERFUL Brazilian mangoes that I didn't see in any other stores. They were the best I'd tried other than my beloved Alphonsos.

R36 - yeah, it can be a mixed bag. It's far from foolproof, but use your schnauz. If a fairly ripe mango barely has any scent, it probably doesn't have any flavor either.

Anyone had other int'l varieties of mangoes? There are so many different kinds. I've heard great things about certain Pakistani varieties (Chaunusa, Sindrhi) and the Philippines.

That should be Hawaii "or" South Florida

Hate them. Always found them sickly. Great if you have a seriously sweet tooth, otherwise there are more delicious fruits to be found.

Love mangoes, but it's a toss-up as to whether mangoes or European black cherries are the most delicious fruit.

I live high in the mountains of Central America now, so it's less tropical, and more pine forest, but, when I lived further down in elevation, I remember walking into town, and eating mangos that just fell from the trees along the road. I'd just peel them with my fingers, and eat away. I'd then have to stop at the gas station to wash my face and hands because I'd be full of sticky sweet mango. It was nice to pick avocados and mandarins from the tree in my previous place also. I do have a grapefruit tree behind my place (little greenish ones), but it's not very productive with too much shade.

r43 = fruitie boy

Eat them with a sprinkling of salt and cayenne pepper. Or make a salad with mango, tomato, avocado, cilantro, salt and a squeeze of lime. You're welcome.

I don't like them. Too slimy.

I was eating mangos for years and didn't have any allergic reaction until after a very nasty case of poison ivy.

The kamasutra calls fellatio sucking the mango

mango = tropical peach

Most people who are allergic to mangos are allergic to the skin which causes contact dermatitis. Don't eat or touch the skin and you'll be fine.

They're a lot better and easier to deal with than papayas.

There are those smaller yellow ones on the street fruit carts here in NYC. Are they called Jamaican mangos?

I grew up in Toronto, which is a mango paradise. That's due to Toronto's extremely diverse population, its citizens are from everywhere.

Here in Costa Rica, we have 'manga'. I've been corrected when I call them 'mango'. I don't know why they call them that here, or if this type of manga is different than mangos.

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Make sure to peel all the skin and always tell people if you put them in recipes. I had a friend who had a severe reaction and broke out with welts the size of silver dollars several places. There was no peel. He was just extra sensitive.

Peel it with a glass, pretty quickly.

Manga is spanish for mango!

Thanks, r56!

[quote] broke out with welts the size of silver dollars several places

So he got a hive. They're not dangerous. You are obviously one of these screaming queens that think everytime you itch or sneeze you have some sort of life threatening illness which YOU DON'T. Anaphylaxis is rare.

R57 - I did a Google translation, and although 'el mango' is a handgrip or a handle, mango fruit translates as 'fruita del mango'. Manga is defined as the Japanese comic book style. And I was in Price Smart (Costco) today, and there were labelled as 'mangas' in the store.

I always order a Mango Lassi when I'm in an Indian restaurant.

Never heard of these allergies in Asia. In fact you find mango peels in pickles. Must be the over protected chemical exposed people of the Western world that's breaking out from mango skins.

I just bought some Mangoes 3/$1 they are a little green but they will ripen up. Just fried one up, they are pretty good that way and the only way to eat them if the are green,

Talenti Alphonso Mango sorbet is sublime. I buy several at a time because it's my favorite sweet.

[quote]Talenti Alphonso Mango sorbet is sublime.

Right you are. Lime is much better.

Wouldn't it be superlime?

Mango slicer is crap. You still have to use the knife to slice the rest of it.

Even though I live 2 states away, approx 18,000 Kim's and over 20 hours in the car from my Aunt, she owns a mango, macadamia and avocado plantation in the mountains of Northern Queensland. Whenever we visit, she sends us home with crates full of all three. Her mangoes taste better than ANY I've ever purchased from a supermarket or grocer. She also grows custard apples, which I fell in love with whilst visiting her. Came back to Victoria, and bought some, which were revolting, floury in consistency, and tasteless. Pepinos, lychees, and guavas from up North are beyond description. *drool* It's getting into winter here, and it disgusts me they're selling mangoes out of season. After months in cold storage, it's no wonder they taste like shite.

*Kim's = Km's (kilometers) fucking autoerrect

[quote]fucking autoerrect

Great porn title

This thread has a racist overtone.

R68 18,000 km is almost 12,000 miles. I know Australia ain't THAT big.

[quote] Any day now the little Central American mango ladies will be on the streets of NYC. I don't remember them being there in the 80s, or 90s, but in the last 5-10 years or so they are on busy corners with little ziplocs of freshly sliced mangos

We had a Jamaican mango man who was outside of our hospital in the 90s. All the Jamaican nurse's aides bought mangos from him at lunchtime.

[quote]Talenti Alphonso Mango sorbet is sublime. I buy several at a time because it's my favorite sweet.

I have to respectfully disagree. I was thrilled to see such a widely distributed and easily available Alphono Mango flavored dessert when the Talenti brand started showing up everywhere a couple of years ago, but I find it cloyingly sweet and lacking the depth of flavor that an alphonso mango by itself has. I have to wonder if they even really are getting genuine Alphonso in their product.

I haven't been to a Pinkberry in a couple of years, but they used to have a mango flavor that used alphonso mangoes and it was wonderful. Tasted like a great mango lassi in frozen form.

BTW if you go to an Indian market you might be able to find canned alphonso puree. Obviously, the fresh thing is the best, but with such a short season, the canned stuff can be great as an ingredient in homemade desserts like alphonso mango mousses, sorbets, ice creams, cakes etc.

Some varieties gave my a rash, or was it thrash? So it's a poison ivy thing. The perfect ripeness is to die for - for that they shall replace peaches in all eroto-euphemisms.

I like mango. I love mangosteen.

R74, years ago I bought a can of mango puree that was delicious. I've bought every kind of mango puree I can find since then and none of them have been that good.

Every year we seem to have more mangos in our stores, so that's been a plus. I've been trying different varieties to see which I like best but no results so far. I like them all, some more than others.

bump I just ate two mangoes after two years, they are so heavenly tasty. Jesus

I just bought a case of them them this morning. Ten bucks for seven huge ones. The Keitt varietal is what's available now. What we can't eat, I freeze which makes them perfect for smoothies.

They do taste heavenly, R78 - it's a great way to start the day.

I looooooooooove mangoes. I grew up in Southern California, then moved to NY and back to CA again, however, i never tasted one until in my 40s and i have to say they are at the to of my top 3 favorite fruits (tree-ripened peaches, Santa Rosa plums and mangoes). i can't believe i didn't have them sooner in life.

that said, i've never had a mango lassi even though i'm a frequent indian food eater.