What's the problem?
If you were a connoisseur of mangos, as I consider myself to be, this place sounds a fucking excellent idea.

You see, PROPER mangos are a delicate, exquisite fruit, which are in season between May and July-ish. I'm not talking about those fucking disgusting Tommy Atkins pieces of shit you get from Tesco all year round, that are about the size of a watermelon and about as tasty. They are closer to the fucking potato than a REAL mango.

No, I'm talking about the Alphonso(sometimes called Hapoos), the true King of Mangos, grown in Maharashtra in India. These fruits are small, a little larger than a tennis ball, and golden when ripe. The flesh is sweet and oh so soft, it really does melt in your mouth, and the juice will run down your chin like erm, a very runny juice or something.
In this weather, NOTHING beats a ripe Alphonso on ice, just slice off the top and squeeze the fruit gently down your throat. Fucking sublime.

Try also varieties like Kesar, Chausan and Sindri, they are similar, but not quite as awesome as the Alphonso. Pakistani varieties come into season slightly later than the Indian ones, if you want to start a massive argument, go to your local Asian shop and tell the owner that Indian/Paki mangos are better, depending on where he comes from! They are fiercely loyal to their own variety from their homeland locale, and will go out of their way to get you the best mango at the wholsesalers then, to prove they are right!

By mid August, the mangos from the sub-continent are nearly done, so places like Mango Land will obviously feel a serious downturn.A bit like the Fireworks Direct shops that start to shut down after November 5th. Yes, there are other varieties of mango, but the proper types can only be bought between April and August-ish - remember when all fruit was seasonal? I don't give a toss if Tesco start producing them under poly-tunnels, I'll only buy seasonal mango.

If you enjoy mango, get down to your Mango Land and try some NOW, you'll never regret it. In fact, you might become a sad cunt like me, trooping down to the Asian shops to buy 3 or 4 boxes a week like the man from Del fucking Monte. I wish such an outlet was close to me, I'm at the mercy of the shopkeepers who might select shit fruit - I know more about them than they do. They only buy 20 or so boxes a week, I have to make sure I'm there when the delivery comes so I can elbow old Indian ladies out of the way to get my stash. Mango Land sounds like heaven.

One day I'm going to go to India and buy an Alphonso plantation..


I eat so many that I dare not fart in the Summer in case my mango-fied guts collapse. But, you know what? It's worth it!!
(Rsoles, Tue 30 Jun 2009, 12:14, 1 reply)

Thanks for the info...
Wow - you really like mangoes!

I will go buy a box of Mango Land's finest Alphonos on your recommendation...

H
( hanabanana, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 16:21, closed)