Yesterday I ate my third Mangifera laurina, but this time I pulled the peel off instead of cutting it off. Unlike the first 2 I ate, there was no irritation in the throat from the fruit. It was essentially like a delicious, extra juicy, less calorie-dense mango. The fruit is sold cheaply in the farmer's market here. (8 cents US per fruit) Local people make a sour face when I mention this species and say it is too acidic, but when I tell them that the ones I bought were sweet, they say, "Yes, there are sweet ones too." When I ask them what their normal size is they show me a small fruit, but when I say that the ones I bought were mango-sized they say, "Yes, there are big ones too." All three seeds were full of seed weevils though, so no plants for me yet. I definitely find the fruit much better than carambola or guava, yet it is a seriously ignored species.
