Its mango season and I’m reposting this from a few years ago. Gosh, how I miss shopping mangoes in Mumbai. A case of the best.
In India, the scorching heat is but a small price to pay for luscious aapus mangoes. My mother was irked I skipped lunches and feasted instead on four mangoes, and a few more after dinner. During the last week, I was gulping 6-8 aapus a day, hoping to be sick of them by the time I returned. Alas, in the cafeteria today my eyes searched for mangoes, knowing full well there weren't any.
Mangoes on display at Jyotiba Phule Mandi, Mumbai.
Cases, cases everywhere.
I finally got a case from them. The obligatory bargaining was refreshing.
My posts on Vegetable and Fruit Markets:
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