My Journey with Photos

The so called "native mango" of the Philippines. Photo taken last summer, this April 2012. Mango fruit is known as the national fruit of the Philippines. And one kind of mango that is very known in the Philippines is  the "native mango". Native mangoes are most abundant during summer season in the Philippines, which is March and April. It can be picked up while it is still green, when its size from what I've observed is about 4 inches already. After picking, you can either eat it already (while it is still not ripe and sour in taste) with salt or "bagoong" (a shrimp paste or fish paste), or store it in any container and wait until it becomes yellow in color. Or when you see the mango fruit's base or the area near the stem starts to become yellow, then it is almost ripe or ripe already. When it is already ripe, you can now do anything with it, either slice and scoop it, or peel its skin and enjoy eating its sweet and sometimes with a litt