The market · Fruit · South Asia, Southeast Asia

Mangoes

The fruit of South Asian summers: resinous, sweet, and argued over by variety.

tropical · resinous
Mangoes

What to do with it

Ibu Sari's Beef rendangMango would cut through its richnessAna Etxarri's Pil pilMango would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's SuyaMango would cut through its richnessTolu Adeyemi's Rendang, the Lagos wayMango would cut through its richness
Classics built on it
ThaiMango sticky riceSticky rice soaked in sweet, salted coconut milk, served warm with ripe mango and a spoonful of coconut cream.No one here has made it yet

Kinds

Alphonso
From India, famously fragrant, for a few weeks each spring.
Honey / Ataulfo
Small, yellow, silky.
Green mango
Unripe and sour — for salads and pickles.

Goes with

limechillisticky ricecardamom

Knowing it

Where to buy
South Asian grocers by the box in season.

More fruit, in season with it

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