FIRST MANGO

I've just had my first mango of the season before I had my dinner. It's

that time of the year again when you simply pick out mangoes from your neighbor's tree or along side the pedestrian pathways around Darwin when you're having a stroll or while riding your bike.

Yes it's the Golden season, yet again. Having a tropical climate do have its perks. We get to eat as much mangoes as we want. Unlike down south, where a mango (one single mango) can fetch up to $12.00 to $20.00. I've always been perplexed as to why we can only have one mango season in a year in Darwin. The reason why I said that is because back in Philippines, we seem to have mangoes all year round.... I wonder why...

Mangoes seem to rot everywhere. Last year, our friend went mango picking and ended up bringing a tarago full of mangoes, then the following week, another friend brought over boxes and boxes of them. It can be sickening sometimes because your stomach seem to continually digest mangoes. From Mango ice cream, to mango mousse to mango cheeze cake, even pork with mango.

We have a friend who owns a farm and they have a number of mango trees, so we usually give them a visit when it's this time of of the year. Maybe next week??? As you can see, I still have a lot of mangoes here....

How genetics have advanced in the last decade is just equally mind boggling. They have somehow crossed mangoes with apple, or guava, or paw paw. I wonder if they can cross mango with pineapple, or maybe banana, or durian??? Oh well, they've just recently done a limb transplant and grown legs from stem cells, so what's to wonder about?


But I still feel and think the best mangoes are found in Philippines, the 'CARABAO MANGO '. Small but juicy and sweet...

Hey I'm not complaining....