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Produce => Recipes => Topic started by: tim on May 14, 2005, 11:15:07

Title: THEY ARE IN!
Post by: tim on May 14, 2005, 11:15:07
DON'T miss out!!
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Post by: honeybee on May 14, 2005, 12:58:39
Had one for my brekkie this morning  :P
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Post by: wardy on May 15, 2005, 09:32:43
I was shocked to find mangoes in my local supermarket yesterday.  The most exotic fruit they normally have is grapes  ;D
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Post by: BAGGY on May 15, 2005, 17:44:22
Tim, why is there one missing in the middle row.  Couldn't wait huh ? :P
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Post by: Doris_Pinks on May 15, 2005, 21:59:17
I eat a mango a day, so that is very good news Tim! ;D
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Post by: Diana on May 16, 2005, 09:15:48
Sorry to be so ignorant, but what's the big fuss? Is it the Alphonos bit? Are they the best mango in the world?
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Post by: tim on May 16, 2005, 19:44:24
I truly believe so - they are only available here for about a month and, even then, need to be eaten quite quickly. They tend to be picked fairly ripe.

Used to have a tree outside my HQ. Cosy?

Oh, & don't forget mango icecream.

Oh, & the colour!!
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Post by: Diana on May 16, 2005, 20:14:22
So where's best to get them?

I'm guessing HQ wasn't UK!

Oh, + what's your ice-cream recipe then?

D
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Post by: BAGGY on May 16, 2005, 20:38:10
That ice cream look yummy and psychedelic colour.  Delish.
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Post by: Mrs Ava on May 16, 2005, 22:52:00
Do you know, I love almost all fruits and vegs, but just cannot stomach the taste, texture and aroma of Mangos!  Pawpaws are another I don't like.  However, gorgeous colour!
Title: Re: THEY ARE IN!
Post by: tim on May 17, 2005, 06:34:52
You're not alone, Emma. Shame for you!

Diana - 1. Asian stores. They're marked down at the moment at the end of the season. 2. No, Bihar. 3. Don't have a 'mine' - plenty on Google, but I use Mamta's.
http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/

Baggy - colour, yes, but that was a fresh one for my supper. The icecream is naturally paler.

PS When I said 'they're in', I think I should have said 'they're almost out!!'. Just that daughter in London hadn't been past the store for some time.
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Post by: aquilegia on May 17, 2005, 09:36:03
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmangoes.

love them!
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Post by: gavin on May 17, 2005, 21:21:20
Yup - mmmmmaaaaaaaannnnnnnggggggooooooeeeees!

Fond memories of mangoes straight from the tree, ooooh shivers down the spine stuff.

Even fonder memories of grandmothers telling OLD tales to kids under a mango tree in Senegal - the original Brer Rabbit stories, and a few others.

And ??? memories of the open air market flooded with over-ripe mangoes, just as the hot season hit its hottest.  Grahame Greene's seediest descriptions have NOTHING on Kaolack in July :(

Aaaah - the juice slipping down my chin into my beard :).

Thanks for the reminder, Tim - all best, Gavin
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Post by: BAGGY on May 17, 2005, 22:17:29
Best enjoyed in the garden making as much slurping noises as poss whilst you dribble the juice down your front and get all sticky.  It's the only way to eat them.  That and water melon.
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Post by: Doris_Pinks on May 17, 2005, 22:53:52
Gotta spit the watermelon pips as far as you can though Baggy!
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Post by: tim on May 18, 2005, 05:55:53
The answer to sticky fronts, Baggy, was to de-robe & eat it in the monsoon rain outside your basha hut!
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Post by: BAGGY on May 18, 2005, 17:01:49
Betcha still sluuuurped it though eh Tim ?  I used to scoff them in Sri Lanka and get in an awful mess but MIL drew the line at me stripping off  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ooooh those and baby pineapple with salt.  Yum.
Title: Re: THEY ARE IN!
Post by: tim on May 18, 2005, 17:57:31
'My' Wren (before my Wife, who was AA) was stationed in Trincomalee. Those days!! Still prefer Sri Lankan curries.
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Post by: tim on May 21, 2005, 09:45:55
Forgot to say 'don't forget the lime juice'!!
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Post by: BAGGY on May 21, 2005, 23:07:29
Tim.  If you ever want to pick my brains for Sri Lsnkan curries - holler  ;D
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Post by: tim on May 22, 2005, 06:48:47
Ta, muchly!
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Post by: Bambi.1 on May 23, 2005, 16:47:42

It's been a long time since l had one,but don't they have a stone in them and can't you grow your own from it  ??? can yer tell l'm no gardener LOL!!!!! and tend to grow anything and everything with a pip or stone it it  ::) ;D

Does look delish  :P <<<<< me dribbling
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Post by: tim on May 23, 2005, 18:01:17
Yes - but can't wait that long!!
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Post by: Black Forest Dan on June 08, 2005, 15:43:42
Baggy, can you share your favourite Sri Lankan curry recipe(s) with us?
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Post by: Tulipa on June 08, 2005, 15:45:18
Please Baggy!
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Post by: BAGGY on June 10, 2005, 12:40:41
Will post after the weekend (I'm on cub camp).