Florida Mango Tastings 2020: Karen Michelle, M-4 and Super Alphonso Mangoes
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- In this video we are tasting 3 mango varieties: Karen Michelle mango, M-4 mango and Super Alphonso mango. They were all purchased from Zill High Performance Plants nursery in Boynton Beach, FL.
Disclaimer: We all know that different mango varieties have different flavors; some have a classic mango taste, some have citrusy sweetness, some - tones of peach, pineapple, guava; some a cocktail of many tropical fruits and some have floral smell and flavor tones, so they cannot compete or be compared. Nor can they be given points like 1-10, as taste is very personal and subjective, varies from person to person and culture to culture. Also, the same mango variety grown in different parts of Florida will taste different depending on changes in microclimate, annual rainfall, soil health, mineral and salt content, fertigation regimen (irrigation+fertilization), etc. Lastly, mango picked early / not fully mature vs picked at the peak maturity changes how they ripen off of tree; often mangoes picked green, hard & immature eventually change color and look nice but will not get optimal sweetness (brix) or the complexity of flavor that makes mango such a unique and tasty fruit.
Don’t make assumptions about a variety based on your tasting of a mediocre tasting fruit! Try fruit from different places, different microclimates at different stages of ripeness.
Music credit: Fredji - Happy Life (Vlog No Copyright Music)
Karen Michelle made my #1 this year
First time I laughed out loud at your videos. That kitty 😂🥰
I 'd like to make one point and see if you agree. When a mango is picked too early, it's not going to develop any more sugar no matter how long you wait or let it sit. It's not like a banana where starch is converted to sugar.
I agree John. If picked immature it never will, the key word here is “mature”, which does not mean fully ripe... Was disappointed with one Peach Cobbler, looked ripe and cut the top, showed white yellow flesh, then i let go for 2 weeks, went very soft but never developed peak flavor.
Some fruit forum member told me a few days ago to experiment on keeping Super Alphonso a bit longer and see. There is another Super Alphonso still on the counter top, and skin is puckering more and more everyday. I will try it after the weekend and let you know.
Super Alphonso was one of the best varieties I tasted this year. 0-15 might be a bit overboard with the resin/spice for many people but SA is more balanced in my opinion. although I liked both, couple of family members did not care too much for the 0-15.
Thank you for your feedback. SA was slightly washed out this year compared to last year. The fruits we got from ZHPP were mature, i selected them myself from a heap of SA on their table, so it's not that all ZHPP mangoes are picked immature like some tend to think. Strange thing about SA is that it needs a long time to develop the flavor intensity. Last year it was two weeks. This year i tried after a week in the garage and it felt it needed more time. I have one that i will try giving 2 weeks and let you know. It was indeed in my top 5 last year. O-15 was very different at different places, Walter's O-15 was really good and developed its peak flavor, but the ones from ZHPP were also washed out. But again, we like spicy mangoes :)
is SA considered a condo/dwarf or at least semi condo/dwarf variety? Is it fairly productive?
Picking mangos early, ruins the flavor,complexity, spiciness and the brix level completely. °Brix or the TSS% developed literally the last 15 days of mango maturity. It is up to the Grove owners or their crew who pick up this fruit of love early to be blamed. Sometimes, mother nature shows the sign of maturity in an immature fruit,once picked fruit exhibits all the wrinkles, immature ripening and rotting in few days which completely destroys the fame of that cultivar. Some of the varieties also need to be picked green like Mallika and most of the Indian mangos. Anyways, as Grove owners, independent farmers or even mango connoisseurs, we gotta be patient and engage in a good ideal rule of harvesting these exotic fruits.
I agree, some varieties are more tolerant, my pickering tree is not. if i pick the mangoes mature green, they do not ripen right, lose a lot of flavor and sweetness, i use the 90 degree test on them, if i tilt the fruit 90 degrees on its stem and it pops off , it's ready, if it does not, it stays on the tree, no matter how much color it has.
Golam, how has your season been so far?
the cat is speed😁
he's so happy he is finally noticed! 😹😹😹
I would like to get some Karen Michelle scion if you have any available
Not at the moment
I like know if you sale Scion wood or if you thinking about maybe doing so in the future
yes, we do sell scionwood to benefit our non-profit. Message us with the varieties you need.
@@growpuravida do you have tropical fruit forum account
I'm Tropical Farmer there:)