Mango Varieties in the Philippines
- Philippine Mango or Carabao Mango
– most common variety
– very sweet with a sweet fruity aroma
– sweetest mango according to the Guinness Book of World Records, specifically its Sweet Elena strain from Zambales province - Pico Mango
– also known as padero, supsupin, bioko, or chupadera
– elongated sweet mango that is more flat compared to carabao mango
– “supsupín” means “to suck” as this mango is usually eaten by peeling the skin and sucking the flesh like a lollipop - Indian Mango or Katchamita
– smaller mango that is usually eaten when it is still unripe and green
– The unripe green mango tastes sour and is often paired with bagoong (Kapampángan: baguk) or fermented fish and shrimp paste with salt - 4 Pajo or Pahutan
– small, sweet, and juicy but very fibrous and thick
– usually eaten with hands as cutlery would be impossible with its thick fibrous flesh - Apple Mango
– more common internationally
– has a reddish tint on one side similar to the color of an apple
– large, pudgy, and more fleshy but not as sweet as the Philippine mango or even the pico at its ripest
Sources:
https://www.yummy.ph/lessons/prepping/different-philippine-mangoes-a00249-20210219
https://nolisoli.ph/95562/philippine-mango-types/
https://steemit.com/food/@shellany/mango-mania-the-different-varieties-of-the-philippine-mango
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