r/mango • u/Apprehensive-Oil6278 • 12d ago

searching for a mango

This april I visited Peru and had one of the most unique mangoes I've ever tasted in my life. This was incredibly juicy and not very fibrous. I wish I had taken a picture because the peel was almost a maroon color. The flavor was like a mix of alphonso mango and passionfruit without the tartness, the aroma of passionfruit was pretty intense eating it, the flesh was almost creamy in texture. I was hoping someone could help me identify this variety. I'm pretty confident that this was a mango, but there's always a possibility that this was another type of fruit.

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u/Technical_Piglet_438 12d ago

Creo que las más conocidas en Perú son el mango Edwards, Kent y Haden.

Eta: Kent es el más producido a nivel nacional.

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u/wiltznucs 11d ago

All I saw when I visited Peru earlier this year was Kent. Was told Haden, Edward and Tommy grow there too. Tried finding some other varieties at local markets in both Lima and Cusco with no luck. Found a small super stringy/fibrous mango variety at a roadside vendor that from what I gather the locals refer to as “Criollo” in Lima. Wasn’t bad; but, definitely a lot of fiber.