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Thurs. 05.14.09 - File under: The Opposite of Local-vore but Darned Tasty Anyways.
Today I was at India Sweet and Spices after dropping Scruffy off at the dog groomers and I spied a pile of big, plump, yellow and red mangoes from Mexico. As I brought the two chosen mangoes up to the counter, the owner of the shop asked me, "Would you like one of the Indian mangoes that have just arrived?"
Behind him was three cardboard cartons with specially packed Indian mangoes, I said, "Yes, I will take one."
"Have you tried an Indian mango before?"
"Yes, last year when I was in India."
Frankly, I don't remember them as being much different than Mexican mangoes, other than a bit smaller and thinner, but two summers ago, the LA Times Food Section reported on the specialness of the Indian mango arrivals to LA. How much is it homeland nostalgia and how much there is really a difference in taste, I will report back to you tomorrow or the next day when the Indian mango is ready to eat.
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