DISQUS

Almost As Good As Chocolate: Heaven is…

  • labnol · 2 years ago
    Won't you find them at the Patel stores in NJ ?
  • Rum And Coked · 2 years ago
    I soooo miss mangoes... after having left India, I've never had a decent mango.. seriously, who would've thought I'd miss Indian summers?
  • indira · 2 years ago
    my personal favorite is the himampasand (sp?). and not all neat and cut up into little bits, but just sliced into 2 sides and the middle, where you actually get messy and eat the stuff right off the skin. Mmmmm good stuff!!
  • tabula rasa · 2 years ago
    kind of ironic that at first sight the title of this post at the top of the screeen reads "heaven is... almost as good as chocolate" :-D
  • Anand · 2 years ago
    I think by now Indian stores in Jackson Heights would have stocked up. My local Patel brothers told me that it is a costly transaction (seems they have to pay a large deposit for the order). End result, Indian mango's @ a costly price ;-) for the consumers.
  • megha · 2 years ago
    I want one! I hope the Indian stores near my house stock up soon. Bah!
  • Shripriya · 2 years ago
    @ Amit - Good idea - should check. But we are the typical Manhattan couple - no car! But still, if the NJ stores have it, it might be worth renting one!

    @ Rum and Coked - The mango is the reward for enduring the heat!

    @ Indira - Ah, yes, the Himampasand comes in second for me. And the two slices and the middle was exactly how I consumed the Alphonsos!!

    @ Tabula Rasa - Actually it says "Heaven is... at Almost As Good As Chocolate". I wish! Hilarious - thanks for pointing it out :D


    @ Anand - Jackson Heights - great idea! After 12 years, I'm willing to pay for some Alphonso goodness!

    @ Megha - I wish for you an Alphonso summer :)
  • Cranky Dude · 2 years ago
    I want an Alphonso! But someone ate all the mangos in the fridge!
  • Shripriya · 2 years ago
    @ Cranky Dude - That's what happens when you say "no" to mangoes three days in a row!! Letting an Alphonso go bad is a sin - whoever ate them saved you from that horrible burden. You should go thank her immediately! :)
  • the_girl_from_ipanema · 2 years ago
    LOL @ Heaven is almost as good as chocolate :-) i just finished some tinned mango pulp. yuck it was.