Over the last few days (June 5-9) at select grocers, "The Best of Kaohsiung" have been offering samples of their special fruits touted to have superior taste. I tried some deeply orange-fleshed mangoes there, and to be honest, they didn't taste too special. Still, I decided to give it a go. There weren't many of the fruits left at IGA Market Place in Burnaby but I found a decent-looking mango and bought it. It weighted almost 750 grams or 1.5 pounds. It cost $9.99. $9.99 for a mango. But wit! The bill said "You saved $5.00", so actually it should have normally cost $14.99. For one mango. That about $10 per pound. The good: It tastes decent. Like a mango. The seed is very flat. So, their verbal claim at the store that the seed is maybe 10% of the total mass is true, at least for this one mango I bought. There is no significant fibre from the seed throughout the pulp. The bad: It tastes just like a mango. Nothing special. Nothing to make w...
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