Green mango

Let me introduce my new love: green mango.

Mangoes are absolutely my favourite fruit. They may be my favourite food full stop. But until now, I hadn't investigated green (unripe) mangoes. Wow, they're amazing. When you start peeling the skin off, the mango scent just hits you. The scent and especially the flavour is of course much different from a ripe mango -- they are mouth-puckeringly tart -- but there's a commonality. Interestingly, the texture is much less fibrous than a ripe mango.

One great use for them is shredded in a Thai-style salad, similar to a green papaya salad. There are also Indian pickles and chutneys. But this recipe I tried from 660 Curries was fantastic: Mango, Bell Pepper and Onion in a Pigeon Pea Sauce. (I didn't have any pigeon peas, so I used yellow split peas.) This was tangy and spicy and just wonderful.