May 13, 2011

Mango, mango, mangoooooo!

In three days we received mangos from four different people!  What a delicious blessing - mmmmmmm!    There are more than a 1000 different types of mangos and each one has its own flavour and texture.  There are three kinds in the bowl: The green ones at the back are called Pina (this is the Spanish word for Pineapple) and are really special.  I'd never seen or heard of them in Canada.  You squeeze them all over until it is runny inside, then bite a hole in the skin and drink your instant mango smoothy.  The yellow ones on the left are often exported to foreign countries, and are known for their great texture and wonderful flavour, they are called Ataulfo. Lastly, the multi-coloured ones on the right of the bowl are under debate.  Some say they are Hadens, someone called them Ottu Mangai, and someone else said ithey were Oros.  What ever they are, they're delicious.   But if these mangos are not enough to satisfy us, we could always order them by the truck load.        This is one of many trucks waiting outside the juice factory near Arriaga.   And may we sugget one posible theme song for eating mangos:  http://www.weebls-stuff.com/songs/mango/ Beware, the song has a tendency to linger.  Mango, mango