Those
who know mangos only from the varieties found in places like Hawaii,
Mexico or the West Indies may think they have discovered a new fruit in
the light-coloured, delicately flavoured mangos that turn up on Thai
markets between March and June. More than a dozen different kinds are
grown, many of them hybrids developed in Thailand. They have become so
popular among mango connoisseurs in neighbouring countries that nearly 3
million kilograms (6.6 million lbs) are exported annually.Thai mangoes
vary in size, shape and color depending on the type, soil and harvest
areas. The shapes of mangoes can be round, kidney-like in shape, oval,
or a long slender shape. The color of a raw mango is typically green,
but the color of ripe mangoes (the skin) can be yellow, yellow-green,
green, yellowish orange or yellowish red. All mangoes have only one flat
seed surrounded by flesh. Ripe mangoes have flesh that is yellow,
golden-yellow, orange or orange-yellow.
* Nam Dok Mai: oval with a sharp pointed tip. The ripe fruit has golden-yellow flesh with a sweet-scented taste.
Fresh
from Thailand, these tropical fruits are an ingredient in desserts, but
are also great as a snack. Sweet Young Coconuts are six to nine months
old and lack the husk of the more well-known mature coconut. You will be
delighted with the sweet flavor of the coconut’s refreshing water which
is said "pure and beneficial for ones health".
