Watch this short video to find out which variety of mango grown in our garden impressed me the most this mango season, and what the flavor is. And my dog agreed with me! ?? Disclaimer: We feel like sharing the same disclaimer because we still see people arguing about taste. Like many things in life that cannot be ever measured in a lab, taste is one of them. It is purely a subjective experience involving one's conditionings. Exposure to certain types of foods during our childhood days, cultural specifics, special liking of other types of fruit or candies and finding hints of them in mangoes play very heavy on the type of mangoes one likes or dislikes. Also, the same mango variety grown in different parts of Florida (or the world) will taste different depending on changes in microclimate, annual rainfall, soil health, soil mineral and salt content, fertigation regimen (irrigation+fertilization), etc. so blanket statements about a certain variety's taste aren't welcome. 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. Please 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) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgzpK6Z_aqg

In the 2021 Season Finale of Mango Tastings with Friends we are tasting several of our homegrown top tier mango varieties: Peach Cobbler, Julie, Super Julie, Coconut Cream and Mallika; Pineapple Pleasure & Fairchild mangoes from Zill High Performance Nursery and Lemon Meringue from our friend Bruce's home garden in Pompano Beach, FL. This truly intercultural tasting is the biggest one we've had so far - in terms of tasted varieties and participants. Though our guests traveled to experience mango season in Florida from the West Coast of the USA (California and Washington state), we all come from different cultures and taste very different things in mangoes. Later on we realized that each person at the table (including the cameraman) represents a part of the world with a unique point of taste reference, which made this tasting so special, exciting and multi-dimensional, like many mangoes we've tasted this season:) Ajmal is an avid avocado grower and has a popular gardening youtube channel: www.youtube.com/ajmal31 Corey and Karla have traveled across Florida in a colorful campervan tasting mangoes from different most known Florida growers. Here is our ultimate moment in Tastings with Friends that became the final accord for us of the oh-so-interesting mango season 2021. From parsnips to cucumbers, peaches to carrots, tangerines to cantaloupes - we seem to have covered the entire fruit grove and veggie patch! ?????? ????? We're coming up with more educational mango tastings still but our "community project" has reached its finale. Let us know if you enjoyed watching it! ? ? ? And, as always, our disclaimer:) We are creating mango tastings for the 2nd year in a row and feel like sharing the same disclaimer because we still see people arguing about taste. Like many things in life that cannot be ever measured in a lab, taste is one of them. It is purely a subjective experience involving one's cultural conditioning. Exposure to certain types of foods during our childhood days, special liking of other types of fruit or candies and finding hints of them in mangoes play very heavy on the type of mangoes one likes or dislikes. Also, the same mango variety grown in different parts of Florida (or the world) will taste different depending on changes in microclimate, annual rainfall, soil health, soil mineral and salt content, fertigation regimen (irrigation+fertilization), etc. so blanket statements about a certain variety's taste aren't welcome. 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 ma ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkLrk2G6Azw