Comments on: Mango Nationalism http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/03/mango_nationali/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Palaapazham http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/03/mango_nationali/comment-page-2/#comment-134915 Palaapazham Mon, 07 May 2007 23:30:01 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4404#comment-134915 <h1>37 fruit man,</h1> <p>Jackfruit and Durian from Thailand are already available in many Chinese stores in both canned form and the fresh fruit. In the Dallas area we have bought the fresh fruit, all 30lbs of it, in previous summers from 'HongKong Market'. India is not as advanced as Thailand in exporting fresh and processed produce to the US.</p> 37 fruit man,

Jackfruit and Durian from Thailand are already available in many Chinese stores in both canned form and the fresh fruit. In the Dallas area we have bought the fresh fruit, all 30lbs of it, in previous summers from ‘HongKong Market’. India is not as advanced as Thailand in exporting fresh and processed produce to the US.

]]> By: chanakya http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/03/mango_nationali/comment-page-1/#comment-134286 chanakya Fri, 04 May 2007 18:30:31 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4404#comment-134286 <p>Al Chutiya for debauchery, I dont think the Badami and Alphonso are the same. The badami is larger and is light yellow or pale as compared to the Aapus which has a orangeish tinge to it. The flesh is meatier in the badami as compared to the aapus but never reaches a full-on honey like sweetness that the aapus can. It always stays close to a decent Tota-puri which is distinct by its shape. Do we have a krishi-darshan / amchi mathi amchi manse expert it the house to give us a second opinion?</p> <p>Shodan, If you are a regular mango-thief people often know you by name. hehehe. Often it was easier and cheaper to negotiate with farmers for their produce at the orchard. The catch: its a non-return policy! Amchur and Aam-choor hehe! I remember a friend from Ratnagiri speaking of how the trees are 'bid on' during the flowering season for aapus. I doubt that any other fruit is sold that way!</p> <p>SP: Chanawala..you too? Aye gimme 50 paise imli and 50 paise jeera goli! 50 paise bhor and 50 paise kairi! Precious!</p> Al Chutiya for debauchery, I dont think the Badami and Alphonso are the same. The badami is larger and is light yellow or pale as compared to the Aapus which has a orangeish tinge to it. The flesh is meatier in the badami as compared to the aapus but never reaches a full-on honey like sweetness that the aapus can. It always stays close to a decent Tota-puri which is distinct by its shape. Do we have a krishi-darshan / amchi mathi amchi manse expert it the house to give us a second opinion?

Shodan, If you are a regular mango-thief people often know you by name. hehehe. Often it was easier and cheaper to negotiate with farmers for their produce at the orchard. The catch: its a non-return policy! Amchur and Aam-choor hehe! I remember a friend from Ratnagiri speaking of how the trees are ‘bid on’ during the flowering season for aapus. I doubt that any other fruit is sold that way!

SP: Chanawala..you too? Aye gimme 50 paise imli and 50 paise jeera goli! 50 paise bhor and 50 paise kairi! Precious!

]]> By: Shodan http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/03/mango_nationali/comment-page-1/#comment-134213 Shodan Fri, 04 May 2007 16:18:10 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4404#comment-134213 <p>Shlok, Chanakya, My wife’s people have been pulling off Tarantino-style mango heists for years. My first trip w/ them was a huge culture shock. FIL kept the car running. The “kids” jumped through wire fences and came back w/ sack full of mangos. They got away just before the dogs started barking. Being principled thieves, they stop and negotiate w/ farmer if the haul is too big. The farmers seem strangely good-humoured about all this.</p> Shlok, Chanakya, My wife’s people have been pulling off Tarantino-style mango heists for years. My first trip w/ them was a huge culture shock. FIL kept the car running. The “kids” jumped through wire fences and came back w/ sack full of mangos. They got away just before the dogs started barking. Being principled thieves, they stop and negotiate w/ farmer if the haul is too big. The farmers seem strangely good-humoured about all this.

]]> By: Al_Chutiya_for_debauchery http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/03/mango_nationali/comment-page-1/#comment-134200 Al_Chutiya_for_debauchery Fri, 04 May 2007 15:34:51 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4404#comment-134200 <p><i>No Banganapalli? Or Rasalu? Or even the infamous Banglura? It's a time for a nice North-South throwdown, I think! :)</i></p> <p>North has the mango market cornered so there is no debate.</p> <p>Re: Banganapalli, Hello? That mango sucks! Its like Safeda and Safeda wont even crack to the top ten in UP.</p> No Banganapalli? Or Rasalu? Or even the infamous Banglura? It’s a time for a nice North-South throwdown, I think! :)

North has the mango market cornered so there is no debate.

Re: Banganapalli, Hello? That mango sucks! Its like Safeda and Safeda wont even crack to the top ten in UP.

]]> By: Al_Chutiya_for_debauchery http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/03/mango_nationali/comment-page-1/#comment-134198 Al_Chutiya_for_debauchery Fri, 04 May 2007 15:22:36 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4404#comment-134198 <p>I think Badami and Alphonso are the same type of mango. Its called Badami in the South and Alphonso in the Western parts of India.</p> I think Badami and Alphonso are the same type of mango. Its called Badami in the South and Alphonso in the Western parts of India.

]]> By: Al_Chutiya_for_debauchery http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/03/mango_nationali/comment-page-1/#comment-134196 Al_Chutiya_for_debauchery Fri, 04 May 2007 15:17:56 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4404#comment-134196 <p><i>Any Pakistanis and Bangladeshis want to tell us some names of your best mangoes?</i></p> <p>Dont know about Bengalis but Pakistanis basically have the same Mangoes that you get in Delhi/UP. In fact they have some similar local varities as well (for example: Retol from Western UP is also popular in Pakistan with a different name) After 1947, a lot of mango families from UP moved over to Pakistan and they have basically popularized the same type of mangoes in Pakistan which were common pre-partition in UP/Delhi India.</p> Any Pakistanis and Bangladeshis want to tell us some names of your best mangoes?

Dont know about Bengalis but Pakistanis basically have the same Mangoes that you get in Delhi/UP. In fact they have some similar local varities as well (for example: Retol from Western UP is also popular in Pakistan with a different name) After 1947, a lot of mango families from UP moved over to Pakistan and they have basically popularized the same type of mangoes in Pakistan which were common pre-partition in UP/Delhi India.

]]> By: fsowalla http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/03/mango_nationali/comment-page-1/#comment-134178 fsowalla Fri, 04 May 2007 11:32:56 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4404#comment-134178 <p>Only mangoes that go through the light irradiation process in Maharashtra will be available in the U.S. What this means in practice is that only a few types of mangoes from a specific region are now coming in.</p> <blockquote> The mango agreement may be a token US concession to, er, sweeten the inevitable compromises on the way to the nuclear 123 agreement</blockquote> <p>The idea actually was mangoes in the U.S. for Harleys in India</p> Only mangoes that go through the light irradiation process in Maharashtra will be available in the U.S. What this means in practice is that only a few types of mangoes from a specific region are now coming in.

The mango agreement may be a token US concession to, er, sweeten the inevitable compromises on the way to the nuclear 123 agreement

The idea actually was mangoes in the U.S. for Harleys in India

]]> By: SP http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/03/mango_nationali/comment-page-1/#comment-134177 SP Fri, 04 May 2007 11:18:49 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4404#comment-134177 <p>Childhood memories - yes, of course we threw stones at the mangoes on the trees in the neighbourhood (and we were a group of girls, thank you very much), hardly ever got any and they weren't as tasty as the stuff the chanawala in school had, but it was so exciting when you finally got one. Makes you understand the primitive joy of hunting.</p> <p>I like Chanakya's depiction of Mango Nation.</p> Childhood memories – yes, of course we threw stones at the mangoes on the trees in the neighbourhood (and we were a group of girls, thank you very much), hardly ever got any and they weren’t as tasty as the stuff the chanawala in school had, but it was so exciting when you finally got one. Makes you understand the primitive joy of hunting.

I like Chanakya’s depiction of Mango Nation.

]]> By: Chanakya http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/03/mango_nationali/comment-page-1/#comment-134173 Chanakya Fri, 04 May 2007 10:25:59 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4404#comment-134173 <p>Shlok.. tu naseebwala hai. Your papa came along too! Damn, We were lucky if the girls did'nt do any chugli to our papas! Ofcourse, they'd always want some of the fruits of our labour! Asides, we called all weak/kiddo players on our cricket team Kaccha Aam and good players Pakka Aam! The damn mango was also used as scale of ability. Sadela Aam (rotten) for a traitor who got out early or provided laloo bowling! Gutli is someone who is totally incapable of playing! Mango Nation?</p> Shlok.. tu naseebwala hai. Your papa came along too! Damn, We were lucky if the girls did’nt do any chugli to our papas! Ofcourse, they’d always want some of the fruits of our labour! Asides, we called all weak/kiddo players on our cricket team Kaccha Aam and good players Pakka Aam! The damn mango was also used as scale of ability. Sadela Aam (rotten) for a traitor who got out early or provided laloo bowling! Gutli is someone who is totally incapable of playing! Mango Nation?

]]> By: shlok http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2007/05/03/mango_nationali/comment-page-1/#comment-134135 shlok Fri, 04 May 2007 04:36:26 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=4404#comment-134135 <p>yes, yes! the imli tree, too. my man Chanakya!</p> <p>also, apunwa ko kabhi maar nahi padi. papa tak patthar fekte dhe.</p> yes, yes! the imli tree, too. my man Chanakya!

also, apunwa ko kabhi maar nahi padi. papa tak patthar fekte dhe.

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