9/18/2023 0 Comments Mango season![]() ![]() Stolen Stuff Hawaii is dedicated to helping people in Hawaii to post information when there’s been an alleged crime in their area. Michael Kitchens, the founder of the popular Facebook site Stolen Stuff Hawaii, says he has received three postings this year from mango tree owners saying thieves have stripped their trees of fruit. He speculates that even more thefts are occurring because not every tree owner who has been hit by mango scroungers posts it on social media. I see small handwritten signs in front yards saying do not take the mangoes or ask first if you want to pick some. There’s the small kind with people sneaking into yards to snatch a few, or the big time when thieves strip mango trees bare for fruit to sell. When there are a lot of mangoes, mango theft follows. He says the reason for the bonanza this year is a spell of cool dry weather in the spring that triggered the mango flowers to blossom early on trees, followed by a steady sunny spell that helped the fruit to rapidly flourish.Īnd now another cool dry spell has been followed by steady sun to generate a second outpouring of fruit that Suiso says he started picking this month - a harvest he expects to last through July. ![]() Chef/farmer Destiny Aponte gives the fruit to friends, neighbors and homeless people. Maui also is having a bumper crop of mangoes. He says this is the best season for Haden mangoes in a long time, and the fruit was ready to harvest in early April when he normally has to wait until June to pick it. Mark Suiso, owner of Makaha Mangoes, has been a commercial grower for 20 years. At night I can hear the mangoes falling.” “I was able to give some away in the beginning, but now the tree is producing more than we can harvest,” she says. Oahu isn’t the only island with mango bumper crops. Destiny Aponte of Kahului, Maui, wrote in answer to my query on Facebook that her tree is dropping 20 to 30 pounds of common mangoes a day. I’ll have smoothie fodder for the next several years.” A tree in Kapahulu is laden with mangoes. No trouble giving away dozens at a clip to grateful friends and neighbors, but I’ve been slicing, peeling, and freezing them in Ziploc bags for several weeks. In Kahala, Pia Solywoda says, “I’ve been picking up 20-25 massive sweet Haden mangoes daily. He is giving them to everybody he knows, including me. “No thanks,” said Schwartz, “I already have lots on my counter at home.”Īrchitect John Black says he picked 120 Haden mangoes off his tree this weekend. ![]() Last week when sitting at a table outside Coffee Talk in Kaimuki, a man in a truck pulled up by the curb to offer mangoes to cafe owner Liz Schwartz. We already have enough mangoes,’” she recalls. “They took off running because they were worried my parents would say ‘No thank you. She says neighbors would leave bulging paper bags of mangoes on her parents’ back porch and then run away. They lived near the cane haul road where mangoes often dropped down on the dirt by the hundreds. These seeds were planted in India and bore fruit - and due to the different acidity and minerals available in the soil combined with the salty sea air from the Arabian Ocean, created a hybrid mango variety - the Alphonso.Donna Ching remembers the summer months when she was growing up in Pearl City in the 1960s when there were mango windfalls. Arriving with his fleet from Brazil at the port of Goa, India, Afonso de Albuquerque's fleet were carrying with the common Brazilian mangoes. ![]() Named after Afonso de Albuquerque, the Portuguese conqueror of Goa, Alphonso mangoes origins are born out of a happy accident. Alphonso mangoes are devoid of stringy fibrous texture, and when perfectly ripe glide away from the skin. In terms of texture, Alphonso mangoes are incredibly soft and supple while Tommy Atkins are much more fibrous and tough. Alphonso mangoes have a yellow skin and have a rich and and succulent taste while Tommy Atkins mangoes have a much milder flavour. The Alphonso mango differs from the red-green mango you will find in a supermarket - a Tommy Atkins mango - due to its colouring, texture and sweetness. Bursting with mouth-wateringly fresh juice and flavour, Alphonso mangoes are widely heralded around the world, and especially in India, for their smooth consistency and vibrant taste. Smooth and creamy with a soft skin of deep marigold, Alphonso mangoes are considered to be the pinnacle of mangoes, with a superior taste, flavour, texture and sensation to all others. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |