Cynthia Thuma - The Mongo Mango Cookbook

The Mongo MangoCookbookAnd Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mangoes CYNTHIA THUMA PINEAPPLE PRESS, INC. Sarasota, Florida Copyright 2001 by Cynthia Thuma All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Inquiries should be addressed to: Pineapple Press, Inc. P.O. Box 3889 Sarasota, Florida 34230 www.pineapplepress.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thuma, Cynthia.

The Mongo mango cookbook / Cynthia Thuma.1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56164-239-8 (pbk. paper) 1. paper) 1.

Cookery (Mangoes) 2. Mango. I. Title. TX813.M35 T48 2001 641.6444dc21 2001023489 First Edition 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Design by Carol Tornatore Creative DesignTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsThis book was a labor of love that took more than a decade to create but never would have been possible without the assistance, encouragement, and contributions of many people around the globe and, indeed, throughout cyberspace: The helpful staffs of the Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa; the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science, Gainesville; and the Broward County Cooperative Extension Service, Davie, Florida From academia and governmental agencies: Rashid Al-Yahyai, assistant lecturer, Sultan Qaboos University, College of Agriculture, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Krishnan Bheenick, lecturer in agricultural systems, University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius Helen Bogdan, public affairs consultant, Republic of Nauru Dr. Richard Brettell, subprogram leader, Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre, Winnellie, Northern Territories, Australia Josephine Brown, Agriculture Western Australia, Perth Dr.

Richard Campbell, curator of tropical fruits, Fairchild Tropical Gardens, and professor, Florida International University, Miami Dr. A. R. Desai, horticultural scientist, Indian Council for Agricultural Research, ICAR Research Complex for Goa, Ela, Old Goa, India Kelly Elcock, Information Centre, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Branch, Trinidad Juneann Garnett, National Agricultural Research Institute, Research and Documentation Centre, Demerara, Guyana Hlanganani Gilika, Land Utilisation Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana Dr. Hernani G.

Golez, Agricultural Chief III, Republic of Philippines Bureau of Plant Industry, National Mango Research and Development Center, San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras, Philippines Dr. Costas Gregoriou, tropical and subtropical horticulturist, Agricultural Research Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus Dr. Lance Hill, department head and professor of biological science, and Mary Genevieve Ali Balagaize, librarian, University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby Rowland J. Holmes, extension horticulturist, Queensland Horticulture Institute, Ayr, Queensland, Australia Rudy Juan, crops lecturer, and Alfred F. Serano, communication lecturer and acting principal, Belize College of Agriculture, Central Farm, Cayo District, Belize Irene Kernot, senior information extension officer, Queensland Horticulture Institute, Mareeba, Queensland, Australia Kuo-Tan Li, graduate research assistant, Department of Horticultural Sciences, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York Dr. Tzong-Shyan Lin, professor of horticulture, National Taiwan University, Taipei Jose Loustau-Lalanne, director, Plant Genetic Resources Development Section, Ministry of Agricultural and Marine Resources, Victoria, Mahe, Republic of Seychelles Abdallah Maghdad, chief, division of horticulture, Morocco Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Maritime Fisheries, Rabat Nancy McGuire, press secretary for Prime Minister Dr.

Keith Mitchell, and James Mahon, agricultural assistant, communications unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries, St. Georges, Grenada Dr. Mahmoud Medany, director, Agromet Applications Department, Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate, Giza, Egypt Patchara Punjasamarnwong, Technology Transfer Subdivision, Horticulture Research Institute, Department of Agriculture, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand Dr. Mark Rieger, professor of horticulture, University of Georgia, Athens Manrico Scarpelli, Tirrenia, Italy; Rosalba Risaliti, faculty of agriculture, University of Pisa; and Professors Conticini and Fiorino, faculty of agriculture, University of Florence, Italy Seewonlall Seeruttun, research and development officer, Division of Horticulture, Commonwealth of Mauritius Ministry of Agriculture, Food Technology and Natural Resources, Port Louis, Mauritius. Ever patient, gracious, and helpful, Seewon was the go-to guy on all issues pertaining to the Indian Ocean rim Dr. R. R.

Sharma, International Mango Registrar, Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India