Mango - The King of All the Fruits

Mango, the king of fruits is also the national fruit of India, available in plenty during summers. Summer is the season when Indian anxiously wait for King of Fruit. In my life till now I've never heard anyone saying that he / she doesn't like mango, rather everyone crave for it and wish that it should be available in all seasons. The mango is indigenous to the Indian Subcontinent especially India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Southeast Asia.

The most famous of all the available mango varieties is the Alphonso, a small, yellow mango that is among the nation’s sweetest, costliest and the tastiest. The other popular varieties are the Khattu, with its reddish-tinged skin. The Langda, a roundish golden variety, is a Delhi favorite, but the Hamam, a big yellow fruit, and the Kesar, small and green-tinged, have their devotees as well. And those are just a few of the June varieties; by September, when the summer mango season ends, India’s groves of tall, green mango trees will have offered up more than 1,000 varieties.

Following are some of the popular varieties of Mango.