Think You Know Mangoes?

June 27, 2008

I don't know how I missed this earlier, but June is Mango Month. Not that I need an excuse to devour mangoes. I can't get enough of this juicy sweet fruit, and I'm convinced that anyone who doesn't like mangoes has simply never had a good one. In fact, I joked to PartySugar that the last question on this quiz should be "Do you like mangoes?" and that "yes" would be the only correct answer.

But I decided to be nice instead, so I've rounded up some fun facts about this ubiquitous, delicious fruit. Find out how much you know about mangoes!

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21 Comments

Swedeybebe 4 years 46 weeks

love mangoes, don't know much about them though. this is making me hungry for mango chicken at banana leaf :)

Tabloid 4 years 46 weeks

I did bad.. I love mangoes! I especially like the one from my country.

JaimeLeah526 4 years 47 weeks

I've never had a mango but I have a recipe for mangoes with cayenne and lime which sounds divine.

Tami715 4 years 47 weeks

@Ikandy, my family is from Trinidad, too! My mom retired and moved back a few years ago. When I was younger, we lived in Panama and had the biggest mango tree in the backyard. So much fun to climb, and so rewarding to come down with an armful of mangos!

allinavhcnerf 4 years 47 weeks

mangos are so delicious! i've been eating them since i was little. i love the phillipine mangos the best.

sfbutterfly24 4 years 47 weeks

love love mangos. I grew up with one in my great grandmothers house that had a hammock attached my favorite place in the WORLD!!!

gabiushka 4 years 47 weeks

yum

Ikandy 4 years 47 weeks

5/6 The best ones Ive ever had were from Trinidad...my grandmother has a mango tree :)

orangek8 4 years 47 weeks

I'm allergic to the oils in the skin as well. Mangoes belong to the sumac family, which includes poison oak. It took me a few times of getting a mysterious, itchy rash on my lips that I finally figured out what was causing the problem! Now I wash thoroughly, then peel, then wash up again and cut into it. I used to enjoy eating it all sloppy and juicy-like, gnawing on the core and pretending I was an islander, but oh well.

Chica8a 4 years 47 weeks

4 / 6

gab6784 4 years 47 weeks

Love mangoes!!

whizbabe 4 years 47 weeks

Everybody who loves mangoes must try the Alphonso. Every year from April-June, my house sees crates of Alphonso mangoes being consumed. Hands down the best kind.

tlsgirl 4 years 47 weeks

1/6 - apparently I don't know mangoes, but I sure do like them!

sarcastabtch 4 years 47 weeks

wow I got none right!

LesleyP825 4 years 47 weeks

LOL....I loved that episode of Seinfeld. Mangoes are so delicious!

pearlie06 4 years 47 weeks

I love mangoes, but I am allergic to the sap and oils in the skin. I discovered this the hard way! Now I just have someone else peel them for me.

uptown_girl 4 years 47 weeks

I liked mangoes before, but after visiting my sister who was doing mission work in Haiti, I began to LOVE mangoes! Haitians pretty much survive on them sometimes. I got to eat different kinds of mangoes while there to. Every time I eat a mango I am reminded of the wonderful people I encountered while there. (I know that sounds so corny...)

jendudley 4 years 47 weeks

It didn't say what is the world's most popular fruit. It asked FRESH fruit. I have a mango tree in my yard and it is producing heavily right now. I LOVE MANGOES!!!!