Indian Mangoes, Goin' to Cali
California, long used to exporting fruit, is buzzing about a certain import: mangoes from India have arrived in SoCal. And blogger (and Serious Eater) Marvin has a great comparison, in words and pictures, between regular Mexican-grown variety and the Kesar mangoes from more distant lands. The imports are more than three times as pricey. Marvin's advice:
You should also find some buddies who are mad for mangoes and go in on a case with them, that way it's cheaper. My wife and I will probably eat one or two more of the dozen that I bought, and I will probably give the rest of them to my parents, who enjoy eating mangoes with white rice -- a simple, tasty, and very Filipino preparation.
Bonus: An '80s flashback courtesy of The Last Dragon.
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2 Comments:
I was gifted with an Indian mango recently and agree it is nothing like a Mexican mango. But a better comparison would be to the smaller green-to-yellow Caribbean mangoes (from Haiti, I think) that are plentiful in NY markets this time of year and sell for about a buck apiece. I prefer these to the mexicans for their small pits, smooth almost stringless flesh, and rich flavor. To be honest, while I didn't do a side-by-side taste test, the Indian mango looked, felt and tasted almost identical. It even occurred to me that my benefactor, who paid about four times as much per mango and had to by a full case, may have been a victim of mango-label fraud.
kqrbob at 12:46PM on 06/08/07
Being Indian, I was overjoyed with the import of Indian mangoes on the East Coast. I bought 2 boxes at $30 each - expensive. One box had perfect mangoes, the second one was spoiled due to the irradiation. The mangoes were Kesar of the Alphonso family but a poor relation which has staying power which was probably the reason it was sent over. In India, we wouldn't touch this variety as there are so many others to choose from far superior in flavor, taste, and texture. Here however anything "Indian" was ambrosia. So even though I won't buy another box, at least I have fond memories of what I thought was always a piped mango dream.
flakevanille at 2:33PM on 06/11/07