Warm up Breakfast: Florigon, White Pirie, Rumani, Taymour, Apricot
We played small ball this morning with most of these being relatively small mangoes.
Florigon is the exception, a mid sized one. I thought it had gone too far. I was pleasantly surprised that inside was still ok.
Florigon is a decent mango with no offensive features. Fibreless and reasonably sweet, on its own it would be hard to fault. Yellow outside coupled with yellow dense silk inside. Similar to Choc-Anon, it doesn't pop but this is something only a mango aficionado would bother commenting on. Nonetheless it was a good precursor to...
White Pirie graced my table for the fist time this year. If you enjoy resinous mangoes, you would probably enjoy her company. It starkly contrasted Florigon, from subtle grace to a strong bite. Julie and Super Julie like profile in a smaller package.
Rumani is a small globe, so round its hard to tell the seed orientation when cutting into it. I found it unremarkable relative to White Pirie. Maybe gone to far, maybe just not as good it also has the resinous flavor but not on point today.
Some natives to Egypt argue Taymour is their finest mango. I sought it out this year at Tropical Acres delivered. Do not be deterred by the frog green skin with black spots. Inside hides two tone yellowy orange flesh that defines delight. Its O M G good. Dense, sweet, resinous, rich and complex. Its unusual to find such a sweet mango with such rich resin profile. I think I'm in love.
Apricot is growing on me. Its light taste presents a steep contrast to Taymour richness but its refreshing.
Breakfast winner: Taymour. Easily. I might have to kick something out from my top 50 to make room.
Now, time to get into the heavyweights: Lemon Zest, Orange Sherbet, Zill Indochinese, Phoenix, P-22, Cac, Coconut Cream, Kryptonite, Sweet Tart, PPK, Super Alphonso and Angie.