tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post114796912069630904..comments2023-12-22T20:09:58.098+10:00Comments on the scent of green bananas: oi, where did all the green mangoes go?santos.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1153811697998756632006-07-25T17:14:00.000+10:002006-07-25T17:14:00.000+10:00the common Indian word for pickle is 'achaar'! Co...the common Indian word for pickle is 'achaar'! Coincidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148974392973695862006-05-30T17:33:00.000+10:002006-05-30T17:33:00.000+10:00you might as well pull up a chair--you'll be there...you might as well pull up a chair--you'll be there for awhile ;)santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148572005352186052006-05-26T01:46:00.000+10:002006-05-26T01:46:00.000+10:00hi maria, will do!tommytommytommytommy why you don...hi maria, will do!<BR/><BR/>tommytommytommytommy why you don't have diabetes, i'll never know. eat the gelato instead of chocos during your korean soaps!<BR/><BR/>vivi, how are you doing in sunny singapore. hope all is well!<BR/><BR/>kishko, i'd love to see a post about your mum's chutney sometime, i'll bet it's delicious.<BR/><BR/>tabehodai, no mangoes! sad. i will try to make mango pomelo soon.santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148464716225485992006-05-24T19:58:00.000+10:002006-05-24T19:58:00.000+10:00send some green mangoes this way please!!! here in...send some green mangoes this way please!!! here in the land of the rising sun it's rare and pricey to even find a ready to eat mango or dried mangoes. :((((<BR/><BR/>i love achar, my family used to make it really often (with no mangoes, just lots of vegetables).<BR/><BR/>try making mango pomelo (or mango sago) dessert and i'll really turn green with envy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148388398961441182006-05-23T22:46:00.000+10:002006-05-23T22:46:00.000+10:00yummmm! i love green mango chutney. my mom used to...yummmm! i love green mango chutney. my mom used to make it when i was a kid, goan style (she's indian)kishkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004569981557755162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148378258784201912006-05-23T19:57:00.000+10:002006-05-23T19:57:00.000+10:00Scrummy, love the look of that green mango chutney...Scrummy, love the look of that green mango chutney as well as the achara, will have to get my hands on some and give them a try now that I am in Singapore and mangoes are readily available and reasonable, unlike in London!Vivilicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415297932743424489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148359536704561332006-05-23T14:45:00.000+10:002006-05-23T14:45:00.000+10:00someone from pampanga gave us about 10 kilos of ma...someone from pampanga gave us about 10 kilos of mangoes...and we're just only three average sized earthlings to finish them. trying to beat time before all of them get over riped, i removed the pits, chopped the meat into chunks, added cream, milk and sugar and dump everything in the freezer. yeah! home made gelato! we finished all of them in just 2 days!!!!tommydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688953793273455788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148330196902199772006-05-23T06:36:00.000+10:002006-05-23T06:36:00.000+10:00man, that green mango achara is so delectable!let'...man, that green mango achara is so delectable!<BR/><BR/>let's go to the aquarium! e-mail us offline for your availability.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397531812792811949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148265773634999922006-05-22T12:42:00.000+10:002006-05-22T12:42:00.000+10:00hi acornbud! there are a row of houses next to the...hi acornbud! there are a row of houses next to the waimalu shopping center i always see when i go to get oxtail soup that have the biggest, lushest, mango trees dripping with fruit. gaaaaaaah! so tempting! that's pretty much the only street that still has a mango tree on almost every lot, but i don't dare try to take any fruit :P<BR/><BR/>kayenne, are preserved mangoes the same as pickled ones? we do that a lot, but it's not my favourite thing. i don't know what to eat it with, and i can't eat them alone.<BR/><BR/>reid, when we pickle our mangoes we usually add champoy/kiamoy/preserved plum with li hing mui, but it doesn't have a lot. maybe i'll try doing it hawaiian style next time. do you eat them just like that?<BR/><BR/>our tree leans at a 45 degree angle from typhoon winds, so i don't need a pole :P<BR/><BR/>jonny, manila mango trees usually don't blossom until 7 years, but if there's a trauma (usually typhoons, although maybe frost in your case), it might take a little longer. how old is your tree? once it starts blooming, there are usually two seasons a year--sometime around march (this is the end of the first season), and then later in the year around october. i don't know if that will hold true on the mainland.santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148199453996556292006-05-21T18:17:00.000+10:002006-05-21T18:17:00.000+10:00S,That green mango chutney looks so good right abo...S,<BR/><BR/>That green mango chutney looks so good right about now. I wonder what I could do with a few green mangos? hmmm, pickled mango with li hing mui? or just a few slices with some shoyu, vinegar and pepper. *sigh* I need to get out "the pole" now. =PReidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757257669831271556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148144148209293392006-05-21T02:55:00.000+10:002006-05-21T02:55:00.000+10:00try making preserved mangoes next time. i've alway...try making preserved mangoes next time. i've always loved the way the sugar-salt brine keep the green mangoes crunchy. =DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148062588872344612006-05-20T04:16:00.000+10:002006-05-20T04:16:00.000+10:00That's a good question. Since "civilization" has ...That's a good question. Since "civilization" has hit most of Oahu everyone asks that as many of the common mango trees have been cleared. Pickled mango is the popular recipe for those green mangos here. Chutney is great, too.Acornbudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998613311253405980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148051959855613262006-05-20T01:19:00.000+10:002006-05-20T01:19:00.000+10:00Hi Santos, I do remember making Achara for home ec...Hi Santos, I do remember making Achara for home economics but i don't remember what i did or how i did it - i just remembered taking the big jar to school and coming home with it empty! lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148045332006759372006-05-19T23:28:00.000+10:002006-05-19T23:28:00.000+10:00beautiful pictures, as usual.i tried the scones re...beautiful pictures, as usual.<BR/>i tried the scones recipe and it turned out great. i threw in some craisins to make them more appealing to my mom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1148007245764169152006-05-19T12:54:00.000+10:002006-05-19T12:54:00.000+10:00hi cathy! check your asian store for a variety tha...hi cathy! check your asian store for a variety that looks sort of like this one, and not the big hayden-type mangoes from mexico (although those should work, i don't see why not). the ones that are only a little underripe will work fine. otherwise, you'll want to get them when there's a little bit of give to the flesh when you press down--not a whole lot, but definitely not rock hard. if they are too hard, then they are too acidic and you'll get a nasty furry mouth feeling. colourwise, look for green fruit with the slightest red blush on it.santos.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15941170936050458728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154048.post-1147998484474301352006-05-19T10:28:00.000+10:002006-05-19T10:28:00.000+10:00Hi Santos - how green does a green mango have to b...Hi Santos - how green does a green mango have to be? I'm relatively new to mangoes, but it is of course something I have to buy in the grocery store and I'm pretty sure the only green ones I might find are those that are just a little underripe. Though, I suppose the Indian grocery might have them.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194828903719000019noreply@blogger.com