Nov 15 2008
The green mangoes
One of my favorite Thai fruits is the green mango. They tasted like guava and jicama or singkamas but so much sweeter than both combined. It was rather surprising that they taste even sweeter than some yellow or ripened mangoes. They are mostly abundant between June to September. We just loved snacking on them while chatting with each other especially on Saturday afternoon or after my friends come home from work in the afternoon.
Ideally, these green mangoes can be eaten without enhancer. But sometimes we dip them in a sugar, salt and powdered red chilli mix to make them taste even more interesting and palatable. And when they do get ripened, the skin remains green but the meat turns yellow and even sweeter. But we like it better when it is still green and crunchy.
One of my favorite fruits back in the Philippines was Rambutan. But they were a bit expensive. When I arrived in Thailand I was so much delighted to find this deliciously nutritious mouthwatering sweet juicy fruit abound in the market. And they are about 75% cheaper than in the Philippines. I was so much glad. As you can see in the photo is very inviting and irresistible, well at least for me. I would often buy three or four kilos and eat them with my homies in just one sitting. We especially enjoy the opening them and between chitchatting we would relish on the delicacy and nutrition it lavishes us. Rambutan is one of Thailand’s bounty and they are available starting February up to late September. During May to July they are at the cheapest and so we tend to buy more often during these months.
