Kate's Global Kitchen - Mango Madness

I have to say - I love to learn new things about fruit, vegatables, or meat I might be using in my kitchen. Mangos. Learn about mangos my fingers said - check out Kate's thoughts on Mangos.

Kate's Global Kitchen:
Some describe mango as a cross between a peach and an apricot, with pineapple undertones, but mango really has its own flavor, which differs considerably among its many varieties and its stages of ripeness. Depending on who you listen to, there are between 40 and 500 species of mango. This evergreen tree, a member of the cashew family, is native to India and Malaysia, unlike the pineapple and other tropical fruits which migrated from South America to Asia. The Portuguese introduced the mango to Brazil centuries ago. Today, India produces most of the world's mangoes, but it is also grown throughout the Pacific Rim, in Mexico, Brazil, Hawaii, Florida, Israel and California.

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