India 19 Mangoes!!!!

If you grew up in a small village in Trinidad (or maybe even India) like me, you would know how significant mangoes are. I can tell you stories going back to my earliest memories as a child and mangoes had a major part in my life in those days.

One of the reasons we were never hungry as children growing up in a poor family was because of the abundance of fruits growing everywhere in our village, Las Lomas in Trinidad. Even now we have a few mangoes around our house and one of the things I loved doing was climbing one of the tress with a knife, picking a ripe mango or two and eating it right there on the tree. Many times Ihad to compete with bees, wasps and other insects for the best mangoes. Sometimes they won (you figure that out) and sometimes I did. Usually, I knew when I was beaten and it would be after a few stings from my competitors.

In India it was mango season and they were everywhere. Row and rows of mangoes of all sizes and all I wanted to do was eat mangoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I did not tell that to our hosts but if I had a chance I would eat them all day.

We did have our fair share though and it was interesting to note they were similar in taste to those in Trinidad. In London, a decent mango cost £1. which is close to 100 Rupees. In the US or New York I should say it about $1. which is about 40 rupees.

Here is Danny checking out the heaps of mangoes with the big question on his mind. Should I buy here or checkk the next 100 stalls on the street?