Mangoes

Desu · 23-02-2023 9:41pm #1

Anybody know where to get good mangoes in Ireland or websites that deliver good quality fresh mangoes in boxes to Ireland?

I haven't had a good mango in years. Veganic in Dublin used to sell really good mangoes but they're closed down now. The mangoes you get in any of the main supermarket chains are either stringy or they never ripen properly - by the time they are soft, they are a weird brown-yellow colour and are practically inedible.

I know this is a strange request haha but if anyone has come across decent mangoes, I'd love to know where you got them. I'm often travelling throughout the country so location is not a limiting factor. I would detour 50km for a daycent mango.

Space Dog · 23-02-2023 9:53pm

The only decent ones I've had over the past year were the pre-cut mango chunks from M&S. Any whole mangoes from supermarkets were the way you describe them.

deirdremf · 23-02-2023 10:40pm

I have the saame problem, and given they come from no further away than our bananas do, you'd imagine that it would be possible to get mangos to Ireland in decent condition.

I find that the "ready to eat" mangos can sometimes be acceptable, but even then you have to pick and choose carefully.

The story is much the same with lots of fruit, most fruit on our supermarket shelves isn't fit for consumption. It's all picked way before it's ripe. And don't get me talking about avacodos!

Desu · 24-02-2023 10:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120281286#Comment_120281286

Some fruits ripen off the tree, like bananas which is why they travel well & ripen properly in transit or at home. Mangoes like many other fruits only ripen properly on the tree unfortunately so I'd imagine the only chance of getting good ones is those that are picked almost ripe and air freighted here. I've had good mangoes & papayas in other Northern European countries so it is possible to get tropical fruits to Europe in good condition but we seem to get the scraps here in Ireland.

Shenshen · 26-02-2023 2:06pm

I usually get a box from a Pakistani shop (Zaiqa) here in Cork once or twice a year. They only have them for a very limited time while they are in season, and they sell fast. The difference between them and any other mango I ever bought is simply staggering, you wouldn't even think they're the same fruit.