The New York Times Sunday 12th March, 2006 ======================================================== ". . . The aim in India had always been to get sweet, melt-in-the-mouth, juicy Mangoes with as little stringy fiber as possible. And that is what India has now. Whether you buy the sweet-and-sour pale-skinned Langras of Varanasi or the intensely yellow, sweet Dussehris of Lucknow or the satiny, heavenly Alphonsos of Ratnagiri near Bombay, what you will be getting are Mangoes that man and nature have perfected together.
When these same Mangoes entered Florida in the 19th century, they were mainly dismissed as "yard" Mangoes. Too soft for shipping, they were considered lacking in commercial qualities. So all the fiber that had been bred out of them over thousands of years was bred right back, giving America the hard, pale rocks we see in stores today. . . " For the whole story, go to http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/opinion/12jaffrey.html?_r=1&oref=slogin ========================================================== Asit K. Ghosh http://www.asitghosh.com Rockledge, Florida 32955, USA LATI 28* 19' 5" North / LONG 80* 43' 41" West
