Type of Mangoes Famous in Indonesia
The type of mangoes is very diverse, ranging from sweet, slightly sour, and soft textured to those that have fiber.
This fruit, with many fans, always invites people’s appetite to eat it.
Moreover, the fruit with yellow flesh contains high vitamin C, which is good for the body and facilitates the digestive process.
There are many type of mangoes sold in the market. So that you don’t get confused when choosing, let’s find out the difference!
Type of Mangoes in Indonesia
Let’s see what type of mangoes grow in Indonesia!
Harum Manis Mango
Type of mangoes the first is Mango Fragrant Sweet. Mangga Arumanis or Harum Manis is originated from Probolinggo, East Java. Arumanis means “harum dan manis” or fragrant and sweet—just like its taste.
The ripe Mangga Arumanis has dark green skin coated with thin grayish natural wax. The flesh is deep yellow, thick, and soft with little to no fiber. Mangga Arumanis is best eaten when ripe.
Indramayu Mango
Type of mangoes; the second is mango indramayu. Just like its name, Mangga Indramayu is originated from Indramayu, West Java. It has a strong aroma with a little bit of strong sweet flavor.
Mangga Indramayu is bigger in shape than other varieties of Mango, and along with its distinct aroma it’s pretty easy to distinguish Mangga Indramayu from other Mango varieties. The ripe Mangga Indramayu has green and yellowish skin. It has thick, slightly watery flesh and prominent fibers, making it best consumed during dry season.
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Golek Mango
This type of Mangoes has longer shape than other varieties. The ripe Mangga Golek has green-yellowish skin with light brown dots.
Young Mangga Golek is also often used for Rujak, as it is not too sour and the flesh is crispy. The flesh of ripe Mangga Golek is thick yet soft, not too watery and fibrous, tastes sweet and has deep yellow to orange color.
Trivia: “Golek” in Javanese means “to look for”, and it is said that you’ll keep looking for Mangga Golek after the first taste, hence the name.
Kweni Mango
Mangga Kweni or Kueni has a strong aroma that distinguishes it from other Mango varieties. The flesh is mushy with a lot of water and fibers.
Usually, young Mangga Kweni is mixed in Rujak, while ripe Mangga Kweni is mixed in Es Campur (fruit cocktail with ice and syrups).
Manalagi Mango
The flavor of Mangga Manalagi is combination of Mangga Golek and Mangga Arumanis. This variety of Mango has smaller size than Mangga Golek, and the skin looks similar with Mangga Arumanis’s when it’s ripe.
Ripe Mangga Manalagi has sweet taste with thick, heavy, and fibrous flesh. It’s best eaten fresh, especially if it’s ripen on the tree!
Appel Mango
Its name really implies its shape. Unlike other varieties of Mango which have oval, pointed shapes, Mangga Apel’s shape is round, just like apple.
The skin is green and slightly reddish on the upper part of the fruit. Young Mangga Apel tastes sour and has crispy texture (kind of like Granny Smith apples), while the ripe Mangga Apel tastes sweet and has soft texture.
You may not easily find Mangga Apel in supermarket, because this is not a commonly cultivated variety of Mango. Mangga Apel is best consumed as Rujak.
Gedong Gincu Mango
Mangga Gedong Gincu is mostly cultivated in Majalengka and Cirebon, West Java. Unlike others, this type of Mango has smaller size and a little bit flat.
While mostly Mango varieties in Indonesia have green skin, Mangga Gedong Gincu has various colors: green, yellow, or red. A ripe Mangga Gedong Gincu has reddish skin and fragrant aroma. The flesh is yellow-colored and fibrous, makes it slightly difficult to cut.
Honey Mango
At a glance the honey mango resembles a gedong mango, except the whole skin is bright yellow when ripe. This mango is very sweet like honey, although the fruit is still white.
The fruit of honey mango has a size similar to that of manalagi. Lots of honey mango from all countries, such as India, Thailand, Hawaii, Florida, and South Africa in the market.
Avocado Mango
This Pasuruan mango is the later viral. This mango is unique because its way of eating is similar to avocado.
No need to bother peeling, you just cut the middle part. No doubt it feels, avocado mango is the result of cross-breeding of mango gadung and mango honey. Mango avocado priced in around IDR 35 thousand per kilogram.
Mango Chokanan
Chokanan is one of the leading mango varieties originating from Thailand. Mango Chokanan has an advantage with a sweet taste that always feels sticking on your tongue.
Chokanan Mango is the most favorite Mango of all people. It can be consumed when ripe perfect and when still young. Even so sweet, this mango is often nicknamed sweet mango. The taste of young chokanan mango is not the same as the other young mangoes.
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