Mango – nam doc mai

Description

Nam Doc Mai is the most popular mango cultivar from Thailand. They are the best dessert mango of Thailand, with an exceptional appearance and eating quality.

It is hands down the most sought after of the Asian mangoes and for good reason. The fruit is firm, sweet, aromatic, completely fiberless, and is born on a tree suitable to a small backyard.

The fruit are long, slender and sigmoid, weighing from 12 to 16 oz. The ripe fruit range from a greenish- to canary-yellow, rarely with a reddish blush on the sun-exposed shoulder.

The entirely fibreless flesh is soft and juicy, with a sweet and aromatic flavor.

In Thailand and throughout much of Asia, it encompasses what is most desired in terms of versatility and quality. It is used while mature green for dipping in sauces and for making sweet preserves and pickles.

When ripe, they have a smooth, silky texture and extreme sweetness and bouquet. It has found a home in the Caribbean, where it grows and fruits well.