Mike-da,
You are right that Bihar UP mangoes are real good (Alphonso is very costly and not any better) Malda or Langra as it is called is famous from Muzafferpur in Bihar (where my grandparents stayed and i was born) . Earleir it used to be cheaper for the locals than in far off places like Jaipur (which has no homegrown mago due to the desert) --but quick transportation has made the price difference very less.
Andhra mangoes -suchas Safeda (whitey) are available early one in April /May since South India get hotter sooner than north India. Though I like Gulab-Khas (Rose Special) better in taste -though costly - and mostly juicy -cannot be cut - only squeezed and drunk. Safeda is good for cutting.
Chousa and Dasheri are good too. They are from UP I think .
MP has good weather but don't know why their mangoes are not so famous elsehere - they eat it
themselves only.
Umesh
PS: Is it becos of too much mango eating that Indians are weak stomached and not atheletic -since like grapes it is slightly acidic -- and you easily get addicted to its great taste
mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
_______________________________________________Dear Umesh,Mumbai Alphonso is Media Hyped.Far better tastes are those from U P -Bihar-Bengal-Andhra.Literally every tree yields mango of a different flavour.In our own village home we had some 6 large Mango trees yielding totally different flavours, fibre, taste. Because of the climate, lack of strong continuous sun-days, Oxom mangoes generally are less sweet than those from Bihar/UP or even those from mid-West Bengal-Malda i.e. And ours carried insects inside intact skin.We are immune to these insects in various states- i.e.pupae to moving ones. We just ignore them and enjoy the 70% to 80% flesh.Mango can be fumigated during blossoming to yield zero insects inside.That will be when Mangoes are grown commercially in optimum sun/rain zones like Karbi,Hojai.I love Lucknow Chowsa . Ready at market 1st week July.mm
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