Mango-Banana Popsicles

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You can start slow by trying V8 V-Fusion peach mango.
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A fresh and juicy Bowen mango, served chilled, is one of life's great pleasures.

Sweet and juicy, it's a rich and opulent fruit, not acid like an orange.

If you squeeze a mango you get a thick sweet nectar, not a watery juice. More like a dessert in a cup, than a thirst quencher.

Avoid the "strings" around the seed, just a bit annoying for your teeth, but you mostly get this from chomping directly on the seed, not if you cut the flesh off with a knife.

They are a pinnacle fruit, so a good one is amazing, but a bad one is compost.
 
Mangoes from far east and south are very delicious and yummy. There are so many different kinds of it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mango_cultivars

It's a very healthy and naturally sweet fruit. If you want to experience some in the form of a 'pulp', not exactly the same experience as a 'real mango' though:

https://www.amazon.com/Swad-Kesar-Mango-Pulp-30-Ounce/dp/B004749I1M
https://www.amazon.com/DEEP-Deep-Kesar-Mango-Pulp/dp/B000N7DCOG --- Too sweet, because of added sugar
https://www.amazon.com/DEEP-Alphonso-Mango-Pulp-30oz/dp/B004UKHP7C

If you have any 'indian' store close to you, can buy really cheap! Sometimes, they do sell 'real mangoes' too.
 
I used to buy sliced mangoes in jars, they were usually wonderful but sometimes a bit bitter and chalky if not ripe enough.
Guess I might compare it to a cantaloupe but softer and sweeter, or maybe like a peach without the stringiness. Dominican guy I used to work with would cut an X in the top of a mango and squeeze all the flesh out through it, sort of looked like he was eating a pushup...I tried this once and made an ungodly mess.
Many frozen yogurt places will have fresh mango as a topping, might be a good type of place to start. I usually go nuts with mango, raspberries, and blackberries when I can find a froyo place with such wonderful fresh toppings...leave the candy and other [censored] to the kids. Seriously, gummy worms on yogurt?
 
Yum, mangoes are my favorite fruit. They can be tough to get just perfectly ripe, but when they are, it's amazing. The juice in a can from the international foods section at the grocery store might be a good introduction to the flavor without the risk of trying an unripe fresh one. I wouldn't completely judge it from the can though, if you remotely like it, it'll be better fresh!
 
I actually like the flavor of the slightly unripe ones, to each his own I guess.

I lived in Africa for a while in the 80s, the French planted mango trees all over Central Africa. Even after many years they still produced a lot of fruit. You had to battle the mango ants sometimes but they weren't too bad.

Originally Posted By: EdwardC
Yum, mangoes are my favorite fruit. They can be tough to get just perfectly ripe, but when they are, it's amazing. The juice in a can from the international foods section at the grocery store might be a good introduction to the flavor without the risk of trying an unripe fresh one. I wouldn't completely judge it from the can though, if you remotely like it, it'll be better fresh!
 
Mangos are kind of like bananas in that you need them to be ripe to your liking or they wont be nearly as good.

They are quite sweet and tropical and taste like.... Mango. (lol)

Regular mango are good and the Alphonso mango can be amazing.
 
ok, great and thanks all, i have a better understanding of what to look for now. i am one of those persons that likes bananas ripe or even passed a little but definitely not rotten! LOL

the challenge will be to get to know ripe mangos, i may have to get help at the store like asking the manager of fruits and veg's, hopefully he/she can help.

I am planning to get a few juices that have a mango fruit mix.

good day.
 
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