Lunch:
Hey Sleepdoc, I got my push-ups in today as a qualifier to get lunch.
Venus, Pram Kai Mea, Edgar, ValCarrie
There are souls on this earth who still believe a mango is a mango. The cure is to experience the range of flavours these beauties have to offer. These 4 mangoes, offer such an experience. I could find no fault with any yet they were all distinct in their own right.
Venus is all about that bass. She is a big round mango with a big round bass heavy flavour. Not spicy just deep. The flesh is amazingly smooth and solid. It is the kind of mango you could cut into cubes and it would easily hold form. But she offers not just form but content. Filled with rich and sweet tones, Venus is a gift of the Gods.
In contrast, ValCarrie is all about that treble. High notes strike you with this mango, floral and piney it a good way. Mid sized, this mango has much to offer in her package. Mine was spotted heavily in black skin but had no issues on the inside.
Edgar is a classic mango. The tone in between ValC and Venus. Also smooth, this is a fine mango by any standard. Rich orange flesh, hidden within striking pinky orange and yellow skin. Classic.
Pram Kai Mea was smaller although I have had them larger and hidden is soft muted green skin. On the outside it does not scream- eat me. A cut of the knife reveals deep orange flesh. Left to ripen this is arguably the sweetest mango around. I caught a whiff of it on approach and could taste the sweetness before I actually took a bite. It lacks complexity, true. But so what. Sometimes we just need stright up sweetness.
This was a stalemate lunch, in a good way.
My daughter put Edgar on her top 6 (working toward 10) list, all of which I have promised to get planted in the front yard. So gods of mango genetics, please release this one.....soon.