Tuesday, June 19, 2007

mango

Quite awhile ago Shruti was trying to explain to me how Indian Mangoes are different from the mangoes I was used to. March through May there is Mango Mania in Mumbai. 

After an 18 year ban the US is once again importing Indian Mangoes. I spotted a stack of them at Wegmans, and despite the rather high price tag, I bought one. I brought it to work bundled in it's little styrofoam net for all to enjoy. We carved it up at lunch and we all agreed it was rather tasty. Shruti said it wasn't quite ripe like the ones in India and she had a wistful look on her face while she ate it. 

(My knife is cute right? It's a Kuhn Rikon I got at Williams Sonoma because I needed a knife with a sheath so I could carry it to work in my lunch bag without stabbing myself. It works great.)

11 comments:

  1. I saw on the link that even the blade is colored. Super fun!

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  2. When you said that it works great, my first thought was, "I haven't stabbed myself yet!" Oh, that cracked me right up.

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  3. Rachel - I think it was $9... it gets a lot of attention when I pull it out of my lunch bag

    sunny - true! I haven't stabbed myself yet! And it slices great!

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  4. Wait...the kinfe was $9 or the mango?

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  5. My 2 girls are quite the mango freaks. We will have to part with a few bucks and try these.

    Julie

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  6. michele - oh right! the KNIFE was $9 the MANGO was $4

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  7. I was going to say that for $8, it better be the BEST mango ever! ;)

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  8. Oooh that's a great knife, I want to pick one up for myself! Soo cute.

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  9. I love that I mention something to you and you go out and find it! Thanks Jenny - it was a treat to eat and Indian mango after so many years.

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  10. Just what I need. That knife is perfect for Screen on the Green this Thursday. I'm always afraid to pack a "real" knife in my picnic basket.

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