How to cut (& eat) a Indian Alphonso Mango & Kesar Mango + how to tell when it is ripe.
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+ How to tell the difference between the Indian Alphonso & Kesar Mango + some photos of mango vendors in India & London.
✓ The sublime Indian Alphonso Mango (A.K.A. Hapoos हापूस) is the king of mangoes - it has a very short shelf life once it is ripe (so has to be exported whilst unripe). It is also one of the most expensive kinds of mango and is grown mainly in western India.
Highly sought after is the variety of Alphonso from the Ratnagiri region of India.
This variety of mango has a very short season of about two months from the beginning of May up to around the end of June but is well worth seeking out due to the very, very sweet & almost fibreless nature of this fruit.
At the height of the season in London the price can be around £6.00 to £9.00 per dozen (depending on the size & availability).
& around 400 - 500 rupees per 10kg (approx 35 pieces) in India.
(Some mangoes will start appearing before the full season starts but can be prohibitively expensive i.e. £20.00+ per dozen in London & around 600+ rupees per dozen in India). Prices suggested are averages.
From 6:42 onwards are photos taken in London & India over the course of three years (between 2010 & 2013) of various mango sellers, vendors, wholesalers, mango auctioneers & pictures of mangoes growing on the tree.
Timeline:
5:34 to 6:43 = at home (in "Proper" London).
6:43 to 7:02 = Ambada Village (Navsari, Gujarat, India).
7:03 to 7:32 = Viraval (Navsari fruit and veg wholesale market).
7:34 to 7:38 = Ambada Village.
7:39 to 7:54 = Dudhiya Talav Fruit and Vegetable Market, (Navsari, Gujarat, India).
7:55 to 8:16 = Bradford, U.K. (Dadi Bhai ni Dukan).
8:17 to 8:22 = Kingbury Fruit and Veg shop (London).
8:23 to 8:59 = Ealing Road, Wembley, London.
9:00 to 10:38 = Kingbury Fruit and Veg.
10:39 to 10:44 = at home in London.
10:45 to 10:49 = Ambada Village.
10:50 to 11:16 = at home in London.
11:17 to 11:27 = Ambada Village.
11:28 to 11:40 = at home in London.
NEW.........NEWS UPDATE: As of 20th January 2015 the ban on the Alphonso Mango has now been lifted.......Thank God !!!
NEW.........NEWS UPDATE: 21st May 2015; at the height of the mango season, the prices in London were very high; this was due to unseasonal heavy rainfall damaging mango crops in India (prices paid at Kingsbury Fruit & Veg grocery shop were £14.00 for a dozen size box or 2 boxes for £25.00)
OLD..........NEWS UPDATE: British Asians are rushing to buy the last 'King' mangoes because the EU (European Union) has imposed a ban on mangoes from India.
The "temporary ban" which came into force on 1st May 2014 will remain effective until December 2015 after authorities in Brussels found consignments infested with fruit flies which they fear could damage European salad crops.
The ban has caused a dramatic drop in prices in India, making Alphonso Mangos (usually too expensive for the average Indian) actually affordable. "A box of four dozen Alphonso mangoes, which cost around Rs5,000 (£50.00) just a few days ago, can now be had for as little as Rs1,000, (£10.00)".
✓ The sublime Indian Alphonso Mango (A.K.A. Hapoos हापूस) is the king of mangoes - it has a very short shelf life once it is ripe (so has to be exported whilst unripe). It is also one of the most expensive kinds of mango and is grown mainly in western India.
Highly sought after is the variety of Alphonso from the Ratnagiri region of India.
This variety of mango has a very short season of about two months from the beginning of May up to around the end of June but is well worth seeking out due to the very, very sweet & almost fibreless nature of this fruit.
At the height of the season in London the price can be around £6.00 to £9.00 per dozen (depending on the size & availability).
& around 400 - 500 rupees per 10kg (approx 35 pieces) in India.
(Some mangoes will start appearing before the full season starts but can be prohibitively expensive i.e. £20.00+ per dozen in London & around 600+ rupees per dozen in India). Prices suggested are averages.
From 6:42 onwards are photos taken in London & India over the course of three years (between 2010 & 2013) of various mango sellers, vendors, wholesalers, mango auctioneers & pictures of mangoes growing on the tree.
Timeline:
5:34 to 6:43 = at home (in "Proper" London).
6:43 to 7:02 = Ambada Village (Navsari, Gujarat, India).
7:03 to 7:32 = Viraval (Navsari fruit and veg wholesale market).
7:34 to 7:38 = Ambada Village.
7:39 to 7:54 = Dudhiya Talav Fruit and Vegetable Market, (Navsari, Gujarat, India).
7:55 to 8:16 = Bradford, U.K. (Dadi Bhai ni Dukan).
8:17 to 8:22 = Kingbury Fruit and Veg shop (London).
8:23 to 8:59 = Ealing Road, Wembley, London.
9:00 to 10:38 = Kingbury Fruit and Veg.
10:39 to 10:44 = at home in London.
10:45 to 10:49 = Ambada Village.
10:50 to 11:16 = at home in London.
11:17 to 11:27 = Ambada Village.
11:28 to 11:40 = at home in London.
NEW.........NEWS UPDATE: As of 20th January 2015 the ban on the Alphonso Mango has now been lifted.......Thank God !!!
NEW.........NEWS UPDATE: 21st May 2015; at the height of the mango season, the prices in London were very high; this was due to unseasonal heavy rainfall damaging mango crops in India (prices paid at Kingsbury Fruit & Veg grocery shop were £14.00 for a dozen size box or 2 boxes for £25.00)
OLD..........NEWS UPDATE: British Asians are rushing to buy the last 'King' mangoes because the EU (European Union) has imposed a ban on mangoes from India.
The "temporary ban" which came into force on 1st May 2014 will remain effective until December 2015 after authorities in Brussels found consignments infested with fruit flies which they fear could damage European salad crops.
The ban has caused a dramatic drop in prices in India, making Alphonso Mangos (usually too expensive for the average Indian) actually affordable. "A box of four dozen Alphonso mangoes, which cost around Rs5,000 (£50.00) just a few days ago, can now be had for as little as Rs1,000, (£10.00)".
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