What’s Up With All The Mango?
July 1st, 2006
Mango is the new chicken wrap.
Anywhere you go lately, look around. Freshly cut mango. Mango on specialty salads. Frozen mango sorbet. Mango chutney salsa. Mango this mango that mango you and mango me. Mango has become the new mainstream foodal accoutrement in today’s fast food, foreign food and freaky food items being hocked your way by America’s mango peddlers and it’s gotten to the point of ad-nauseum.
So I just have to ask…what’s up with all the mango?
Well, seeing as I’m allergic to all things mango, apparently, someone (who has a lot of clout, apparently) is trying to kill me. And I certainly don’t appreciate it.
Comment by Chase — July 1, 2006 @ 9:58 am
Its delicious, thats whats up.
Comment by The Muttering Muse — July 1, 2006 @ 10:02 am
I think that a lot of people have been convinced that the mango is exotic, while really it’s just been unpopular for a very long time. When one goes to the produce section of the supermarket, one usually does not think, “I’d better pick up some mangos.” So, I believe that the mango is on the rise because it’s like a really sweet, juicy secret that is gradually spreading from delicacy to delicacy.
Comment by Will — July 1, 2006 @ 11:22 am
Uh, yeah… it’s pretty tasty. Dried mango is yummy-good.
Comment by Dave2 — July 1, 2006 @ 11:41 am
And if Chase has to die in order for me to enjoy my mango, then so be it. I’m hard-core that way!
Comment by Dave2 — July 1, 2006 @ 11:43 am
Isn’t mango nature’s viagra? “It moved” from Seinfeld. Or is that papaya? Here on the east coast mango mania is not too bad - but when I see them serving other things in a scooped out mango bowl - then I’ll revolt.
Comment by susan — July 1, 2006 @ 1:12 pm
Dave - I once ate a bag of dried mango then passed out. I think it’s because mango has a chemical aftertaste that contains gasoline or poppy seeds.
Comment by Pauly D — July 1, 2006 @ 1:34 pm
Mango - I don’t even know what it tastes like. Does that mean that life has left me behind?
Comment by cassie-b — July 1, 2006 @ 2:17 pm
Let’s consider the origin of the word which can be broken into two completely whole parts. “Man”, which means homosapien and for purposes of brevity we’ll shorten to “Homo”. And “Go” which means, well, “get out of here.”
Hence, anytime anywhere someone utters the word “Mango” in public, he is guilty of Hate Speech and subject to a $10,000 fine by the ACLU.
I can see why you’d be suspicious of such a word, Paul. Who can afford a mango when they are so expensive.
Comment by Michael O'Connor — July 1, 2006 @ 7:57 pm
Incidentally, it is always considered very poor taste to refer to a Mango as a fruit.
Comment by Michael O'Connor — July 1, 2006 @ 8:09 pm
I have been having a torrid love affair with Mango since the mid-90s. It is sooooo delish, so sweet, so smooth and so good for you! However, I think it’s only fair to add that in the past year I’ve begun a second amour. With Avocado. Shhhh don’t tell my sweet Mango. ~Monica
Comment by Monica Ricci — July 1, 2006 @ 8:33 pm
Now it’s apparent Dave2 is behind this conspiracy to have me killed. And he must pay. That’s it - I’m bombing the Coke w/Lime factory.
Comment by Chase — July 1, 2006 @ 9:59 pm
NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Hey Chase… how about a nice glass of juice. It’s errrr… orange juice. Yes, ORANGE juice!
Well, it is colored kind of orange anyways…
Comment by Dave2 — July 1, 2006 @ 11:09 pm
Mango chutney is hard to find. I had a recipe for grilled tuna burgers and it called for mango chutney. I didn’t even know what chutney was or what aisle to find it in. Fortunately the good people at Heinens were right on board with the latest trend and directed me right to it. Guess what? It’s delish!
I don’t like cutting fresh mangoes. Too messy. I prefer to have others serve me my mango.
Comment by jacquie — July 2, 2006 @ 5:18 am
Jacquie - You could have always gone to your local Baja Fresh where they regularly have their mango chutney salsa out in the “free” salsa bar. Of course it’s been sitting out there all day in the hot sun, so I don’t know if you’d like it warm like that.
Comment by Pauly D — July 2, 2006 @ 8:16 am
Jacquie, I feel your pain and agree. In fact, I just prefer to have others serve me my mango. And well, pretty much everything else too. ;o)
~Monica
ps: Here is the heartbreaking tidbit of the day, Paul. Baja Fresh PULLED OUT of Atlanta last year. Waaaaaah!
Comment by Monica Ricci — July 2, 2006 @ 2:39 pm
Wow…that’s so weird because I LOVE mago sorbet from Haagen Das!!!! The best.
Comment by cassie — July 2, 2006 @ 4:32 pm
PD, just for the record, my local Baja Fresh is an hour and 15 minutes from my house while the local kosher grocery store is a mere 25 minutes. But next time I’m in Akron getting my Consumer Joe signed at the local B&N, I will have to remember to check that out.
Comment by jacquie — July 2, 2006 @ 9:43 pm
Really? I thought pomegranate was all the rage these days. Hmm. I’m so out of the loop.
Comment by Jen — July 3, 2006 @ 2:09 pm