All the Good Mangoes Must Be in Macau?

[FriscoKid]

I’ve been in Thailand longer, but I swear the fruit just isn’t what it used to be. Half the time it tastes like it gave up on life before it even ripened. You either get a rock-hard guava that could break a window or a mango that’s already halfway to compost. Is it just me, or are they shipping all the good stuff overseas where they can charge triple and leave us here in the LOS with the rejects?

[hotsun]

The best mango ive ever eaten was in thailand in june. The right combination of sweet and sour

 

i wish they would send their bad durians to china

[Lacessit]

Plenty of good sweet mango in the Chiang Rai day markets. I've just had some for breakfast.

[FriscoKid]

Must say, the guava scene in Thailand has seriously leveled up though since I first landed here. Back then, guavas were dark green, like oversized jawbreakers, loaded with seeds, and with all the flavor of a damp sponge. It was like chewing on a horse’s hoof and wondering if this was some kind of local prank. Then came the seedless revolution, suddenly they were oddly shaped, weirdly light, and actually sweet. Game changer. But now, we’re in the era of the pink guava takeover, and I’m fully on board. I like to let them go borderline feral, keep them till the skin starts getting those suspicious brown freckles. The texture goes a bit rubbery, sure, but the flavor? Absolute sweet and sour explosion. Like fruit that’s been to therapy and found its purpose.

[scubascuba3]

Ratanakorn market in Pattaya has the best selection of fruit, mangoes are good, i freeze and have in smoothies

[Gottfrid]

3 hours ago, FriscoKid said:

Is it just me,

Yep, it´s just you.

[save the frogs]

Sounds like Bob complaining about fruit in a tropical country. 

 

[Harrisfan]

3 hours ago, FriscoKid said:

I’ve been in Thailand longer, but I swear the fruit just isn’t what it used to be. Half the time it tastes like it gave up on life before it even ripened. You either get a rock-hard guava that could break a window or a mango that’s already halfway to compost. Is it just me, or are they shipping all the good stuff overseas where they can charge triple and leave us here in the LOS with the rejects?

Reject for a reject

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Reject for a reject

 

Rotten fruit for rotten people

[scubascuba3]

Not all mangoes are the same, different varieties, choose the more expensive ones

[Yagoda]

Ive NEVER had a bad  local fruit in SE Asia

[GammaGlobulin]

4 hours ago, FriscoKid said:

a mango that’s already halfway to compost

 

I agree.

The mangoes are just not worth harvesting.

Not sure why.

Maybe it is a problem with the fruit in my yard.

 

[Harrisfan]

37 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Not all mangoes are the same, different varieties, choose the more expensive ones

Why do chicken eggs always taste the same?

[KireB]

1 minute ago, Harrisfan said:

Why do chicken eggs always taste the same?

They don't, don't they?

[sandyf]

30 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Not all mangoes are the same, different varieties, choose the more expensive ones

Indeed. We have about 20 mango trees and about as many varieties. As they ripen the taste can change almost daily.

Also affected by the weather, 2 of our trees that I know of, for the first time have not produced any fruit at all this year.

In the markets, price may well depend on locality rather than variety.

[Harrisfan]

1 minute ago, KireB said:

They don't, don't they?

Really?

[connda]

5 hours ago, FriscoKid said:

I’ve been in Thailand longer, but I swear the fruit just isn’t what it used to be. Half the time it tastes like it gave up on life before it even ripened. You either get a rock-hard guava that could break a window or a mango that’s already halfway to compost. Is it just me, or are they shipping all the good stuff overseas where they can charge triple and leave us here in the LOS with the rejects?

The fruit out of my backyard and down at the local rural markets around where I live are 100% delicious. I buy ripe and semi-ripe mango all the time, or as we move into mango season here in the north, I just pick them off my trees.  Wherever you're buying them, it's the wrong place.

[connda]

4 hours ago, FriscoKid said:

Must say, the guava scene in Thailand has seriously leveled up though since I first landed here. Back then, guavas were dark green, like oversized jawbreakers, loaded with seeds, and with all the flavor of a damp sponge. It was like chewing on a horse’s hoof and wondering if this was some kind of local prank. Then came the seedless revolution, suddenly they were oddly shaped, weirdly light, and actually sweet. Game changer. But now, we’re in the era of the pink guava takeover, and I’m fully on board. I like to let them go borderline feral, keep them till the skin starts getting those suspicious brown freckles. The texture goes a bit rubbery, sure, but the flavor? Absolute sweet and sour explosion. Like fruit that’s been to therapy and found its purpose.

I've never had a "seedless guava."  I'm not saying they don't exist, but I've never come across one.  We are now picking those "oddly shaped" and very sweet guavas off of our trees daily.  Seeds are just a fact.  You cut wedges and "pop" the wedge off with the edge of a knife - no seeds.  Welcome to Thailand.

[cjinchiangrai]

6 hours ago, FriscoKid said:

Must say, the guava scene in Thailand has seriously leveled up though since I first landed here. Back then, guavas were dark green, like oversized jawbreakers, loaded with seeds, and with all the flavor of a damp sponge. It was like chewing on a horse’s hoof and wondering if this was some kind of local prank. Then came the seedless revolution, suddenly they were oddly shaped, weirdly light, and actually sweet. Game changer. But now, we’re in the era of the pink guava takeover, and I’m fully on board. I like to let them go borderline feral, keep them till the skin starts getting those suspicious brown freckles. The texture goes a bit rubbery, sure, but the flavor? Absolute sweet and sour explosion. Like fruit that’s been to therapy and found its purpose.

Go to the local markets. You are getting commercial fruit on its way overseas.

[cjinchiangrai]

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I agree.

The mangoes are just not worth harvesting.

Not sure why.

Maybe it is a problem with the fruit in my yard.

 

Maybe wait a month or two.

[GammaGlobulin]

2 minutes ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Maybe wait a month or two.

 

Waiting.....

 

[connda]

16 minutes ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Go to the local markets. You are getting commercial fruit on its way overseas.

In season, you're getting local fruit off the land of the locals.  When you're part of a village/tambom and you know the people living there, you know the sellers on the markets (they're your neighbors in the village/tambon), and you also know where the produce/fruit is coming from. 

"Commercial" fruit, like Lamyai (Logan) are sold to middle-men who then export it.  I don't need commercial Lamyai - I go to the back yard and pick if off of the trees.

Out of season?  Yeah - some of the fruit is "commercial" quality but it's a whole lot different than the cr*p you buy in the West that never sufficiently ripens.  Out of season fruit definitely comes from other Asean countries.  I never bought commercial tropical fruit other than bananas in the US is it uniformly sucked as well as being too expensive.

[cjinchiangrai]

6 minutes ago, connda said:

In season, you're getting local fruit off the land of the locals.  When you're part of a village/tambom and you know the people living there, you know the sellers on the markets (they're your neighbors in the village/tambon), and you also know where the produce/fruit is coming from. 

"Commercial" fruit, like Lamyai (Logan) are sold to middle-men who then export it.  I don't need commercial Lamyai - I go to the back yard and pick if off of the trees.

Out of season?  Yeah - some of the fruit is "commercial" quality but it's a whole lot different than the cr*p you buy in the West that never sufficiently ripens.  Out of season fruit definitely comes from other Asean countries.  I never bought commercial tropical fruit other than bananas in the US is it uniformly sucked as well as being too expensive.

And mango season will start in another month, about the same time the ship gets to London.

[Cameroni]

7 hours ago, FriscoKid said:

I’ve been in Thailand longer, but I swear the fruit just isn’t what it used to be. Half the time it tastes like it gave up on life before it even ripened. You either get a rock-hard guava that could break a window or a mango that’s already halfway to compost. Is it just me, or are they shipping all the good stuff overseas where they can charge triple and leave us here in the LOS with the rejects?

 

It's you. 

 

The fruit is delicious and perfect. Every day I eat Mangoes that would make grown women cry.

[Lacessit]

3 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I agree.

The mangoes are just not worth harvesting.

Not sure why.

Maybe it is a problem with the fruit in my yard.

 

They do say pets take on the characteristics of their owners.

 

Maybe it's the same with fruit.

[marin]

13 minutes ago, cjinchiangrai said:

And mango season will start in another month, about the same time the ship gets to London.

Here in Central Thailand it has been peak mango season for over a month now, and it will continue for almost a month more. Best time of year and the sweetest and creamiest are now. Its also a bumper crop year so prices are great. 

[cjinchiangrai]

1 minute ago, marin said:

Here in Central Thailand it has been peak mango season for over a month now, and it will continue for almost a month more. Best time of year and the sweetest and creamiest are now. Its also a bumper crop year so prices are great. 

Up in the North they are still green.

[GammaGlobulin]

32 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

They do say pets take on the characteristics of their owners.

 

Maybe it's the same with fruit.

 

I am ripe for the picking.

It's just that I refused to be picked.

 

[Lacessit]

7 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I am ripe for the picking.

It's just that I refused to be picked.

 

Good for you. I feel the same way.

[safarimike11]

8 hours ago, FriscoKid said:

I’ve been in Thailand longer, but I swear the fruit just isn’t what it used to be. Half the time it tastes like it gave up on life before it even ripened. You either get a rock-hard guava that could break a window or a mango that’s already halfway to compost. Is it just me, or are they shipping all the good stuff overseas where they can charge triple and leave us here in the LOS with the rejects?

I actually haven't come across guavas for a while now, but I regularly buy mangoes and I can say that that they are always good: no matter whether they are from Big C, Macro or the local market.