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How I love this king of fruits! A whole lot of memories revolving around this fruit.
Come summer, and we eagerly awaited the arrival of mangoes in the market....even do so now. Dad had a friend in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) who used to send us a basketfull (Big baskets made of bamboo)of mangoes, they were the "Banganpalli" variety which were not available in Bangalore where we lived. No sooner had the basket arrived, we would start dividing the mangoes amongst ourselves ... me and my borther. They were so big that we had to hold one fruit with two hands. They were so pulpy and juicy that one mango would fill our stomach. They were all organically grown then. The whole house would be filled with the sweet scent of this fruit.
Though we do get this variety of mangoes in Bangalore these days, they no longer have that taste, smell nor are they so large.
It is a tradition in many homes down South, where we eat rotis (Indian Bread) with mango pulp mixed with sugar and milk...like a thick mango milk shake. This was like a ritual. The juice was squeezed by the hand, every drop of it. By the time this was ready, we would be drooling.
The craze for mangoes is still the same today.
For - A-To-Z Challenge
Mangoes as the fruit, as juice, as mango fool, as milkshake, as ice cream, as cake, as panna.... as pickle as salad... delicious little fruit in any form... Love love the mango
ReplyDeleteI Share your passion for this fruit
Cool. Thanks Ashwati.
DeleteWe love mangos! We don't get them often, but they are for sure a treat in the summer!
ReplyDeleteYes they are a treat...thanks Jessica.
DeleteI love mangoes too... we have trees of our own at home. :D
ReplyDeleteI love Mangos
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DeleteHello Janu.
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like the aroma of sweet, ripe mangoes. I love them. My in-laws have a tree in their garden and when we were visiting last year, mom would have a basket full of them waiting for us to devour. They are such a versatile fruit too...I particularly like them in my morning smoothies. Thanks for sharing.
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Wow...we share our love for mangoes too. Thanks Andy.
DeleteYummmmmmmm Rotis..I used to know how to make them..my EX husband was Indian so we ate a lot of delicious indian food.. but I never took a liking to Mangos..they were always to tart for me..maybe I just never had the right one..As always...XOXOXOOXO
ReplyDeleteoh you have made my mouth water for this wonderful fruit. I love it too although I didn't know anything about it until a couple years ago....
ReplyDelete:-) thanks Jan.
DeleteI used to love eating mangoes but stopped one day, don't know why! Your post has rekindled my interest in them and maybe I will eat one to see if I still like their taste.Lovely write up, Janaki...I can see the drools on the page ;)
ReplyDeleteHahaha...waiting for this season of mangoes.
DeleteSuch a delicious fruit…
ReplyDeleteAnd a naughty fruit too if you closely observe…
And yes, those who come from smaller cities n towns can thread lots of memories to it
Amazing! My son recently did a video on making a 'smoothie' with different fruit, one of which was Mango. Of course, he had to master the art of cutting it and removing the fruit ☺ The taste was wonderful! That will be a fruit that we will have as often as we can buy it at the store!
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