Mangoes from the neighbors
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
May 23, 2020 5:03pm CST
We received green Indian mangoes from 2 neighbors. Now we have a lot as can be seen in the picture. Yesterday we sent some to my wife's sister via courier because the kids there love Indian mangoes.
That is one beauty in this village, there are many mango trees that during the harvest season, the owners would give away some of their harvest.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 May 20
We are overloaded with mangoes because it is the harvest season.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
@thelme55 that is nice to hear that your tree is fruiting now.
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
25 May 20
@Alexandoy I heard that from my cousin. She said that the mango tree in my other land is bearing fruits but they are still green.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
24 May 20
Oh wow that’s a lot. I just remembered my childhood days when we have this old indian mango tree and every summer they would really bear fruit and we would have a harvest every day. There are some enterprising neighbors that would offer to buy that and sell them. But there are also bad side to that since early morning can be distressing since some neighbors would try to sneak in our house to try to get some for free.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
24 May 20
@Alexandoy Yes some thieves are also on the lookout to do their deeds.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 May 20
@rsa101 we do that when we were boys but more for the mischief and not for the fruits that we steal.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 May 20
You mean there were mango robbers?
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
24 May 20
That's nice, they're not selfish, any respect!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 May 20
Yes, some neighbors here are generous with their harvest. Sometimes we receive corn and vegetables.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
@LowRiderX they are actually poor people who use their spare time to plant crops in the vacant land nearby. But when they harvest, they always share with the neighbors especially to me.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
24 May 20
@Alexandoy These are wealthy farmers? I'm really pleasantly surprised ..
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
28 May 20
Wow.. raw Indian mangoes. You can make mango pickle with these. Tastes great with curd rice .
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 May 20
We eat the Indian mangoes plainly and not pickled.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 May 20
There's a lot of mangoes in our village now that is harvest season.
• Philippines
24 May 20
@Alexandoy My neighbor also gave me mango, I remember your post. What a coincidence,
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@Alexandra_bright (133)
• Egypt
26 May 20
What's the difference between the green and the yellow mangoes? I love the yellow ones, and often make juice from it. But I haven't tried the green ones.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
26 May 20
There are many varieties of mangoes here. The green is the Indian which is good for eating as a snack. The yellow is the carabao variety that is good for eating ripe as a dessert. Our tree is an Apple variety which is good for pickling. There are the small mangoes that is good for side dish in the meal.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
24 May 20
That is one aspect of Filipino culture that I like, I love Indian mangoes even if we have our own tree but a different mango specie, guess we like what we do not have so my neighbor gives us Indian mangoes that I think they already got tired of eating, we also give some of our mangoes away especially when it's in season.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 May 20
Our tree is apple mango so we love to receive the Indian variety.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 May 20
We just have to eat and the rest would be given away. This variety of mango is not good to be preserved.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 May 20
Yes, quite big for its variety because it is matured.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 May 20
Yes, when there is a lot of fruits, it is better to give away some instead of being wasted.
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@aeadams24 (104)
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24 May 20
That’s one of my favorite fruits.. I’m drooling right now
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@freelancermariagrace (28690)
• Philippines
24 May 20
You have generous neighbors!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
25 May 20
You are right, they give me when there is a harvest like mangoes, corn, vegetables.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
23 May 20
Yes, some neighbors here are generous.
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@Lakshman15 (2662)
• India
28 May 20
Wow looking very beautiful..hope you and your family enjoying a lot..
