As a fan of Anthony Bourdain, I often finds myself flipping through Roads and Kingdoms where he is an Editor-At-Large.
This week, Mangos caught my eye and I read this great article by Harsh Mehta called The Quest for the Mango Knows No Borders. Mangos are one of my favorite fruits here in Panama and we have many varieties to choose from.
Marsh examines the varieties of Mangos and his home country of India. He delves into the pride of the people from each region who consider their variety the best and also examines the great “partition” where India and Pakistan became separate countries 70 years ago.
Mehtsa says: “In some ways, the partition was probably the single most unfortunate event in the 5,000-year history of Indian lands. There was a lot that was lost at that time. The lives of at least a million people, the homes of another nine million, villages on either side of the border, and our goodwill towards each other. We also lost the prospect of an invincible cricket team and, very few people know, the sweetness of a six-month long mango season. If only our soldiers on the border could share mangoes rather than bullets every few weeks.”