Samal Island Retirement – Reason #2
2009 February 1
Philippine Brand Dried Mangoes
This is about as close as we can get to true Pilipino mangga. Courtesy of Costco, from Cebu.
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i want some of those! we have what is called “manila mangoes” here in mexico, but it’s a bit misleading – though a nice tale.
during the colonial times, spanish galleons travelling to spain from manila carried philippine mangoes & they made their way to mexico (a spanish colony & stopping point). mexico soon started growing these “manila mangoes” & now they export them.
they look exactly the same, but because they are grown in a different climate & conditions, the taste is a bit off & not as sweet. they are everywhere here. i keep seeing them in the market, almost like they are teasing me.
mexico currently plans to trademark the name “manila mangoes” for export reasons, much to the protest of the philippine government. a bit of false advertising really. a tiny quarrel between former spanish colonies. i blame ferdinand magellan for starting this
Hi macky – I believe most of the mangoes we have available in the grocery stores and what not are from Mexico or Equador (I think that was the other country). I’ve not seen any from the Philippines, and even I could find them they wouldn’t be that fresh.
These dried mangoes aren’t bad for what they are.
I can see why the Philippine government would have a problem with Mexico using “Manila Mangoes”. I’m sure most people wouldn’t bother to look. Those that did may not be to happy about that, though.