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> Customs restrictions, high transport costs, and a short shelf life have made the world’s greatest mangoes — grown in Pakistan — difficult to come by in the U.

> Customs restrictions, high transport costs, and a short shelf life have made the world’s greatest mangoes — grown in Pakistan — difficult to come by in the U.S.

ramraj07 5y ago
“Worlds greatest mangoes” “Grown in Pakistan” [citation needed] I’ll argue South Indian grown mangoes are the tastiest (also I’m South Indian). Given the fruit likely originated there (along with its name).
- jfk13 5y ago
  No doubt this is to some extent a question of personal taste. For me, although the Chaunsa mentioned in the article is among the best, nothing beats a beautifully ripe Sindhri mango. I lived in that region for a while, and the all-too-short Sindhri season was one of the highlights of the year.
- ryzvonusef 5y ago
  Citation: Me, a paki who has lived abroad in different countries and tasted kenyan, thai, indian and paki mangoes ;p might be the patriot in me, or maybe i've had access to more mangoes (both in quantity and variety), but mangoes here just taste ....orgasmic and we don't even get the good stuff, that's exported
  - bobsil1 5y ago
    I went to a tasting at Reliance Jamnagar, where they planted mangos (for tax breaks?). Endless varieties plonked on your plate. A flight of mangos. Still an alphonso fan.
    - ryzvonusef 5y ago
      I think freshness plays a part, I ate the non-pak mangoes abroad, and they must have suffered in quality from the export process, while the mangoes I eat here were probably picked (relatively) close by and thus fresher
    - lotsofpulp 5y ago
      Kesar mangos from India is my choice. And I have never had any mango grown in the Western Hemisphere anywhere near comparable to an Indian mango. The ones I had in Zimbabwe and Kenya were really good though.
- gadders 5y ago
  I thought that claim might start a battle with South Asian neighbours :-)
hulitu 5y ago
I thought that the United Fruit Company has the "world greatest mangos". If you believe that fruits shipped half the globe are great, no comment.In europe fruits and vegetables from more than a couple of hundred kilometers are terrible. They are picked up green and get ripe in the supermarket.
- krylon 5y ago
  So it's a lot like software development, then. (SCNR) But I agree, when I buy fruit, I usually have to let it sit for a while before it is good to eat.
- ryzvonusef 5y ago
  export pre-processing of preishable fruits greatly affects quality IMHO; I know it's probably in my head, but I sometimes feel I can judge the lower quality in the Ethylene ripened products
- petre 5y ago
  It depends. Cherry tomatoes from Italy or Morocco are okay.
- notdang 5y ago
  That's not only in Europe. I live in Mexico, but in a huge city of millions of people. Guess what, most of the fruits and vegetables are terrible, even from the street markets. Turns out if it's a city of millions you need an industrial scale agriculture and logistics. So yes, the fruits/vegetables are picked green and are tasteless. To get something more tasteful I have to escape to a much smaller place.

> Customs restrictions, high transport costs, and a short shelf life have made the world’s greatest mangoes — grown in Pakistan — difficult to come by in the U.S.

ramraj07 5y ago

“Worlds greatest mangoes” “Grown in Pakistan” [citation needed] I’ll argue South Indian grown mangoes are the tastiest (also I’m South Indian). Given the fruit likely originated there (along with its name).

jfk13 5y ago
No doubt this is to some extent a question of personal taste. For me, although the Chaunsa mentioned in the article is among the best, nothing beats a beautifully ripe Sindhri mango. I lived in that region for a while, and the all-too-short Sindhri season was one of the highlights of the year.
ryzvonusef 5y ago
Citation: Me, a paki who has lived abroad in different countries and tasted kenyan, thai, indian and paki mangoes ;p might be the patriot in me, or maybe i've had access to more mangoes (both in quantity and variety), but mangoes here just taste ....orgasmic and we don't even get the good stuff, that's exported
- bobsil1 5y ago
  I went to a tasting at Reliance Jamnagar, where they planted mangos (for tax breaks?). Endless varieties plonked on your plate. A flight of mangos. Still an alphonso fan.
  - ryzvonusef 5y ago
    I think freshness plays a part, I ate the non-pak mangoes abroad, and they must have suffered in quality from the export process, while the mangoes I eat here were probably picked (relatively) close by and thus fresher
  - lotsofpulp 5y ago
    Kesar mangos from India is my choice. And I have never had any mango grown in the Western Hemisphere anywhere near comparable to an Indian mango. The ones I had in Zimbabwe and Kenya were really good though.
gadders 5y ago
I thought that claim might start a battle with South Asian neighbours :-)

hulitu 5y ago

I thought that the United Fruit Company has the "world greatest mangos". If you believe that fruits shipped half the globe are great, no comment.In europe fruits and vegetables from more than a couple of hundred kilometers are terrible. They are picked up green and get ripe in the supermarket.

krylon 5y ago
So it's a lot like software development, then. (SCNR) But I agree, when I buy fruit, I usually have to let it sit for a while before it is good to eat.
ryzvonusef 5y ago
export pre-processing of preishable fruits greatly affects quality IMHO; I know it's probably in my head, but I sometimes feel I can judge the lower quality in the Ethylene ripened products
petre 5y ago
It depends. Cherry tomatoes from Italy or Morocco are okay.
notdang 5y ago
That's not only in Europe. I live in Mexico, but in a huge city of millions of people. Guess what, most of the fruits and vegetables are terrible, even from the street markets. Turns out if it's a city of millions you need an industrial scale agriculture and logistics. So yes, the fruits/vegetables are picked green and are tasteless. To get something more tasteful I have to escape to a much smaller place.