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I searched for "Banganapalli" / "Banginapalli" -- and see zero mentions in this thread (!) so far. Here's fixing that :) One of the most popular varieties of Mango from southern part of India.
I saw a box of Indian mangos at the local Indian grocery store (the name is "cash and carry" but I don't believe they're a chain). $80/box. The Mexican mangos were $20/box. The Indian ones definitely were air cargoed at that price.
Right now I have a huge selection of Alphonsos lying on a bed of hay as it is being naturally ripened along with Malgova mangoes. I will be getting Imam Pasand in a couple of days. For those in the know, Imam Pasand is considered even better than Alphonsos - especially those sourced from a specific part of Tamil Nadu in India. NOTE: I work with natural and organic farmers in India to try and find a market for their p…
This. It’s like people in the west have never eaten real mangoes and only know of it via artificial flavour. I’ll also mention Raspuri which is my favourite kind. As the name suggests it’s very juicy
Here in the US, due to industrialization, I struggle to find good fruit and vegetables in general, let alone tropical. They’re all picked too soon, travel too far, and have barely any flavor compared to home grown - and I’m in California! There’s a few specialized tropical fruit growers in Florida but it’s not even legal to ship much of that stuff here
Unrelated, but if you're going to go the deep end on Indian, and other Asian fruits, I recommend also trying: - Rambutan (similar to lychees) - Custard apple (haven't seen it, but I've heard it can be found) - Vietnamese Durian (tastes like a milkshake, and I couldn't smell the stinky smell..) - Guava (they're not very sweet but are very flavorful) - Sapota (aka Chiku) - the best fruit milkshakes I've had were chiku…
My absolute favorite was not on your list: mangosteen! Available in the US at some Asian groceries but so expensive that I usually can't stomach it.
Everytime I read about these mangoes as king I get frustrated, as the world hasn't tasted Pakistani mangoes, if possible find Sindri or Chaunsa mango from Pakistan from your local market, those are completely next level.
How does Tommy Atkins compare with the mangoes from Asia?
I wonder how these differ from the Mexican Ataulfo? It is not fibrous, has the yellow/orange color, nice and sweet in my experience, about $1.50 each in SF Bay Area grocery stores. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataulfo_(mango)
Alphonso is one of the least flavorful varieties on mango. The fame comes from the fact that it is one of the few which can stay edible for more than a few days of storage and transport, making it the only variety ever exported at scale. Some better ones are Himsagar, Langra, Sindhri, Dasheri. Try to find these when you are traveling in India (and neighbors).
Is that true even for refrigerated transport?