On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 6:10 PM, va <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Perry E. Metzger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> [1] My favourite are the red ones -- any idea what they're called? > > chevazhai? or is it the malai pazham (but that is green->yellow, not red, > afaik) > > > > I've also very little experience with "real" mangoes -- the ones sold > > here are mostly notable for their durability, which is similar to that > > hmm... strange you say that, coz even as a kid i've heard the street > vendors complain that the best produce goes to the lucrative export > market. >
IIRC, the import of mangoes from India was not permitted in the United States until last year - I think for health and safety rather than financial reasons, though I may be wrong about this. The export market for Indian mangoes has traditionally been the Gulf and South East Asia. -- Aadisht Khanna Address for mailing lists: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personal address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
