You haven't had mango or passion fruit until you're eating them off the tree on a beach in Grenada :)

aahhh. I feel better already.

I went to a party recently that featured mango margaritas. They were good, no doubt.

But I much prefer a top-shelf margarita, with the Grand Marnier added.

That isn't the way I cut up a mango. My method involves more dripping.

My partner has a nifty method where she scores the flesh, pops it inside out and gets little square pop-ups.

The first time I had mangos was my third day in India. I was a jet-lagged, shy teen, wondering just what I'd gotten myself in for, volunteering to go halfway around the world for a year (although being an exchange student was a most excellent way to run away from home legally).

We were all in the living room after dinner, and my host grandmother came in with a tray of bowls of some kind of fruit in something white and fluffy. It was mangoes in fresh cream (another wonderful thing I'd never had before).

I took the first spoonful, and refused to swallow, it was so incredibly complex, tasty and, well, just *good*. Ever been torn between gobbling something down because it is so good you can't resist, and savouring it so it'll never end?

The entire trip was worth that moment.

jl - I couldn't agree with you more. It's just getting ridiculous

For people who play with their food-
http://www.freakingnews.com/Mango-Mouse-Pictures-23134.asp

You think that's ridiulous, go meet Mango:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=3131246

Lissa, lucky you, you have a partner that can turn a mango inside out. Can't quite fathom that.

Magic Hat #9 has apricot in it. One of my favorite over-priced microbrews. Apricot. In Beer. And I love it.
I'm messed up, aren't I?
But I don't think apricot's got the exotic/trendy thing going like mango and pomegranate.
Defense rests.

Does anyone remember the reference to the How to Eat a Mango essay in Herman Wouk's novel, Don't Stop the Carnival? I looked and looked to see if there was a real essay like that from that time, but never found anything.

jl, you are totally messed up. Seek help.

Didn't George Constanza "feel it move" after eating some of Cosmo Kramers mango???

jl,
Remember the Man Laws?
Don't fruit the beer!

I love apricots, though. I eat the dried ones every day.

I learned how to pick and choose and serve Mangos from my old Chinese boss, who owned the private jet that I worked on.
Once you learn how to cut up a ripe mango you will be hooked forever.
But in Baltimore its hard to find good ones, so you just have to buy them as is, and take them home to ripen them in a brown paper bag. The Asian groceries are the best place for selection and price. I actually have heard rumor that the USDA is now allowing a certain, delicious kind of Indian Mango in that wasn't allowed before.
To cut I used a four ince paring knife of a good quality.
Cut off crosswise a small slice at the the very top and the very bottom to make a flat surface for balancing. Place the mango upright and slice the skin off down towards the bottom. Once the mango is fully peeled, slice by placing the knife just off the center and feel for the flat pitt as you cut through. Do this to the other side as well. Once I learned the easy way, I learned to have confidence in procuring all kinds of fruit for the airplane! One fruit that I loved from my travels is DragonFruit? I am surprised its never taken off here, because it is so mild, and not at all as exotic as it sounds. Its tastes like melon, and it has small little seeds throughout like a Kiwi.

That mouse is one of the cutest things I've seen in ages! God, I wish I were "artsy" like that!

Oh the Seinfeld mango. I just saw both relevant episodes. The mango did in fact make things move, but mostly for Jerry when he tried to get it on with Elaine. The "I think it moved" episode was when George got a massage from a man and had some gay panic. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

The dragon fruit I had was boring. Probably got a bad one.

GunnarsMom, the Indian mango you are talking about is the Alonzo, and I haven't found a source here yet. Working on it.

Such is Mango.

mango is no doubt the king of fruits and is best when not overtly sweet and still retaining a slight tinge of tartness. In 2006 March President Bush was surprised by the quality of the Mango served to him at a state banquet in New Delhi India.
it prompted his administration to allow imports from India on very selective basis.
Now Alphanso Mangoes are available in the US in yhe spring and cost over $30.00 a dozen.
The Akbar Palace uses pulp of these mangoes for its Milk Shakes, Lassis & Ice cream. these make an instant fan of any amateur Indian foodie.
TRY it with indian Mango the Alphanso