Mexican Mangoes Reviewed and Compared - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep 284
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Mango Experts! If you have any ideas on what these varieties are, please post a reply to this comment. Let's get to the bottom of it.
Not really sure about that species! but i can suggest you trying Sicilian prickly pears, they are nothing like others found around
The mango you're holding at 5:21 looks like what we have here in Australia called a Calyspo Mango. I think.
The other day, I bought one that looked identical to the last one you ate (the one that looks like a reddish Manilla mango). At the store, it was called a "cognac mango."
Ataulfo or Manila one is stringier and sweeter than the other but I always mix them up. I love your channel you inspire me t try new things (:
your first one was a Tommy Atkins Very common here but not cultivated as much for perfect shape). Very common here but tend to be stringy, and kinda mediocre. If the second one had a thin pit, probably our local Ataulfo. We tend to just call them golden mangoes down here. Not sure about the last two. (Also the Tommy's are usually are often eaten sour down here. I happen to live in tropical Mexico)
I think that the yellow one (your favorite) is an Ataulfo. This variety is the most renowned Mexican mango abroad.
Anyway, the best Mexican variety is the "mango piña", very small, dark green, pineapple taste: look for it next time you go to Mexico.
Its much different than an ataulfo I had in India, could be just the growing conditions though. I had the pineapple mango later in the trip, and you're absolutely right. those are delicious
Yeah, they are an explosion of flavor in your mouth.They are my favorite mangoes in the world. After the kweni mangoes of course, but technically they are not the same species.
@@WeirdExplorer - The ones from India look similar,, and have a similar name, but they're "Alphonso," not "Ataulfo."
No, that was not Ataulfo, that was a "MANILA MANGO" I love them !!!! I am from Mexico and love Mangoes. Like I actually have always lived in Mexico, I thank God I have never had the need to go to USA illegally...
@@sealandland3959 - The Ataulfo variety is a descendant of the Manila mango.
I'm super lucky, we get the yellow ones at grocery stores in my part of Texas!
El Paso ?
Jared, I just came from my back yard where I planted two mango embryos and they both are sprouting now!, I'm so happy!..Happy 4th of July to you and everyone watching!..
That's great! hope they grow well for you
Thank you!, they are the Tommy Atkins verity...
How big are they now?
@@trapdoorguppi It died I'm sorry to say.
Gasoline smell is absolutely valid, especially for the skin. Mangoes come from the same family as poison ivy and contain the same compound, Urushiol. One reason why the skin ain't so tasty. Still my favorite fruit, though!
Have considered going beyond fruit? Maybe a channel to explore exotic grains and stuff made from them? Maybe include breads and cakes etc made from other exotic starches like tapioca etc? Also exotic spices like Pandan etc? Love your stuff. Maybe one day you'll open up an exotic fruit emporium!
right now the fruit keeps me more than busy enough. I do want to work with the travel angle a bit though, like I have with the videos in the "weird world explorer" playlist
I just recently stumbled across your channel and i'm absolutely overwhelmed by the quality of your content. You deserve to be waaaaaaay more popular than you are right now. Keep the good work up!
thanks! yeah the channel had a slow start, but it's been growing quickly the past few months, so here's hoping
Commercially, Mexico grows many varieties that actually came from Florida, like the Kent, Kiett, and Tommy Atkins, The only local variety they grow commercially big time for export, is the Ataulfo, which is a Manila seedling. they also have Manila growing.
National varieties for local market, that I am familiar with, are the "Manzanilla Nuñez" and "Diplomatico" but I am sure that there are hundreds of seedlings, that just have their own local names.
By the way, in that flash back clip, where you supposedly show a Nam Doc Mai, that mango looks a lot more like a Maha Chanok. which is also Thai.
Hey man, really appreciate your videos. You are an incredible food critic, video maker and human being. Thank you for introducing this world of fruit to me via CZcams.
Such a nice thing to say, thanks so much!
The tiny one is such a beautiful colour inside. I'd paint a room that colour.
When you eat ripe mangoes its better if you slice it with a knife or peel it. To peel it just pinch the tip with your fingernails until a small skin is off. From there start peeling away all the skin and then bite into the fruit.
The third mango you have there I’m very surprise you can’t identified it because is probably the most popular export mango.
It’s name is Jade.
The first one looks like “zapato” the one you got was way too small and no mature, that is what you didn’t like it that much.
The first mango probably is a cross bred manila mango, the second one I'm sure is a Ataulfo Mango (Mexican market name), the third one is a Paraíso Mango (maybe the same as the Puerto Rican mango) and the last one looks like a well ripe Manila Mango, but doesn't look like the ones my family harvest from our little farm, maybe it is just regional variations
Third mango is called "Petacón".
¿Have you tried mango Manila here in México? It is yellow like Ataulfo, but it is more sweeter, has absolutely no fibres. It´s an absolute favorite in México, also counting Haden, Kent, Champagne, Ataulfo and Baby.
I'll have to try it if I visit there...I believe "Champagne" is just another name for the Ataulfo mango though, no?
Hey, thanks for letting me know that the variety of mango that I am cultivating is as good as you said (var. Ataulfo).
Some fruits from mexico and central america that you might find interesting are chabacanos, nisperos and capulines, but i've gotta say that you rarely find capulines, most likely in very rural town markets, i've never bought them but i do forage them from the wild, if you are ever able to get your hands on some do it, they are like smal wild cherrys and the seeds are edible too once cooked. Oh you should also get some sapote blanco, its not like the black one, its taste is more like a sweet avocado. And also im not sure if you have eaten Mamey, i havent watched all your videos but you should try it. Also try finding some Xoconostle, i dont think you can get it raw but it is popular as a dry fruit, it comes from a cacti. You will rarely find those in an urban street market. But if you ever see them in your country give them a try. Oh one thing you might find easily is huitlacoche, its basically infected corn grains, you can make quesadillas with them and have an interesting flavor.
The super juicy one is Manililla, not to be confused with Manilla, they are related and of Philipino origin, both polyembrionic mango type... The most common mexican Mangos with Autolfo...
I like mangoes before they're ripe. Super sour. Great in Asian style salads with Vietnamese mint, ginger and fish sauce.
Tamil food uses raw mango in some recipes too! :)
Not-quite ripe mangoes make the best chutneys too.
I'd call that implement a cake fork/spoon combo. It's got a bladed fork, typically used for cake, on one end and a spoon on the other but it doesn't actually combine the spoon with the fork at all. I've seen similar implements branded as sporks but they cannot, in my opinion, be legitimately referred to as such.
over here at the huasteca potosina in mexico, we got big round mangos that turn purple
That second one reminds me of an Ataulfo Mango but maybe a little bigger. The sweet and tart flavor sounds similar. It's my favorite type of Mango I've tried so far.
Ataulfos can be sweet-tart, or soo sweet and barely tart though
I think Kensington pride are my favourite mango from what I’ve tasted, they’re always available in Australia in summer. Can’t wait for December !!
The best mangoes are from India. Ripe when there is no green at all.
India has the best mangos in the world by default. They have been cultivating them for thousands of years. The American varieties descended from the only Indian variety that was able to survive the winter in Florida. Even Mexican mango they are growing these mangos Descended from India mango. Except for the Ataulfo mango which came from the Philippines carabao mango. So of course Indians mangos are the best.
I get what you mean about the gasoline smell. I work in a chemistry lab where we have a lot of compounds that are found in gasoline and they kind of smell almost compelling in this weird way... I wouldn't buy an air freshener with their scents or anything but they don't smell *bad* exactly either...
Interesting! Yeah its a common flavor profile for professional coffee tasters as well
The names of those mangoes as I know are Manila, ataulfo, petacon, and manililla or copalillo. Of course the best is ataulfo is the one that is exported go the U. S. that smells like gasoline that you say is more like copal resine some people like that I don't like it. Btw most of the mangoes that you buy on the market are harvest unripe that's why sometimes it doesn't develop the full flavor.
Oh pretty please come to Australia and try our fruit...and some bush tucker.....
first rule of eating mango the messy way is to take of the shirt....
I peel mangoes with a vegetable peeler. It maximizes the amount of fruit you get. Some people eat the peels but I don't. However, my dog loves them, he comes running anytime he sees me with a mango.
The smaller one is by far my favorite, so velvety and so yummy!
I would love the super sweet Mango! They make good eating for Desert!
Why don't you eat the mango skins? I've always eaten them that way.
By the way, great video, love your chanel.
I'll try it next time :)
Thanks. Love your videos. Can buy Mangos in any American grocey store, and they all taste like crap. Jealous.
Unrelated to this video but I got some Wong Pei fruit from Canal street a couple weeks ago. It was very interesting. Worth try for sure
Mangoes I get in America are not tree ripen so their taste is not optimal
Attufo has a piney taste near the skin which I enjoy. Sweat and tart
The second one you tasted is a Manila and the last one is an Ataulfo.
In Mexico, the varieties with that multicolored thick skin, large seed and more fibrous flesh are collectively known as "petacones." I think you are right, the first one is a Tommy Atkins and the rounder one a Kent or a Haden.
I love mangos and papaya.
Great descriptions.
You should try Pakistani mangos (honey mango) best time in July aug
I would like to see comparisment of more variety of mangoes, for example, comparisment of SEA mangoes or south american
You got it! I have another comparison coming up in Oaxaca and one in India coming soon. I'll do the same with other countries in the future.
23K!
You look like toby turner and steveterreberry had a child.
I had one this morning like the 3rd one. Lots of Kent's I kind of think that might be what it was
ive been one of the first subs to alot of channels that are now popular and id be suprised if you didnt get a million subs overnight one of these days
"sulfuric but not quite" hmmmmmmm, I kinda want to see reviews of different Alliums now. #alliumaddict
do starfruitt
I waiting to see if i can get my hands on a couple varieties first to keep it interesting.
i had a wild mexican mango and it smelled like gasoline hardcore
Thank you! I was starting to think I should see a doctor about the gasoline taste. :D
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essence_de_t%C3%A9r%C3%A9benthine it's exactly how my grandma said it tasted which isn't unpleasant just very strong.
Mexico ruined mangos for me! I used to *hate* them growing up because of the single store verity. An *oh* *boy* did I not know what I was missing! Mexico also got me into the fruit an chili fruit cups too. Lol
Are you sure the first one was ripe?
yep, i think so
I love pine tasting mangos lol. I hate the little yellow mangos, even though they're sweeter. They have an off-putting taste imo. We have a lot of mangos from Mexico in South Texas (McAllen area).
What's the chance you could mail me the seed from a couple different mangos that you really liked???
I really can't keep up with that sort of business. The best i do is offer a perk on patreon where I occasionally send seeds
When will you come in india for fruit hunting. Can we meet
I was there (northeastern states) a couple months ago, videos coming soon :)
Ok, but please come to western states. If you get a new fruit there 🙂
I see you haven’t reviewed thimble berries or salmon berries??
I haven't found them yet, native fruits are one of the trickiest to find
What about cloudberries (Rubus chamaemorus)? I've heard they're delicious, always wanted to try them. I guess they also qualify as native fruit, and yes, I think you have to be in the right place at the right time to get them. Maybe a trip to Finland or northern Canada in the future (as there are a LOT of other native fruits that could be covered on such an adventure)?
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The first mango you tasted was a Palmer mango.
Do jackfruit!!
You should try pitayas
Search my channel. I did red, white, yellow and Mexican pitayas
Weird Explorer nice I will 👍
first one looks like a palmer mango the last one looks like a manilita mango
Cultivar?
Tux29 No idea personally. Check the comments, I'll put the most likely candidates in the pinned comment.
I would suggest that you should wash your pallet every time you try a different fruit so that you get the real taste of it not influenced the the first fruit you tasted.
Ataulfo mangos are de best mangos in mexico only grow in chiapas
I suggest to taste an Indian Mango then you will know what is called MANGO
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Your catalogs of sundry fruits is extremely impressive and immensely helpful, yet it is a shame that your videos are underappreciated. Sadly, to make it big on this platform you must have an eccentric personality, you must pursue the trends, you must obey the algorithm, or you must make content similar to that of yellow journalism. There are seldom few CZcamsrs who continually make fantastic, wholesome content, and it is very upsetting to see what types of content people tend to consume over this.
You do a video on mangoes, cutting, tasting, and don't even have a proper knife for cutting into it? Lame!