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Common
name : Mango
Thai name : Ma-muang
Scientific name : Mangifera indica L.
Varieties
Keo-Sa-woei
Shape : oblong
Color : mature fruit-dark green; flesh-white. It
should be eaten at this stage.
Taste : sweet and juicy
Nahng-glahng-Wahn
Shape : oblong with curved and tapering tip
Color : ripe fruit and flesh-light yellow
Taste : sweet and scented
Nahm-dawg-mai
Shape : ovate with sharp-pointed tip
Color : ripe fruit, golden-yellow; flesh-deep yellow
Taste : sweet and scented
Tawng-dahm
Shape : ovate with rounded tip
Color : ripe fruit and flesh-yellowish orange
Taste : sweet
Preparation and eating
1. Carve the flesh lengthwise on both sides, keeping the knife as
close as possible to the seed in the centre.
2. Chop into squares.
3. Eat with a fork.
Nutritional value
High vitamin A
Fruiting season
March - June
Uses
Eating fresh and processing e.g. canning, fruit juice, mango preserve,
etc.
Storage
Keep the fresh fruit at room temperature ( 25-30 celcius degree
), it can be kept for 3-4 days.
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