Kent Mango Season -

By The Tropical Fruit Gazette

The season is fleeting. Peel and dice your Kents, lay them flat on a baking sheet to freeze, then bag them. A frozen Kent chunk in a blender with a little yogurt or coconut milk makes a "nice cream" that tastes better than any store-bought sorbet. The Bittersweet End The tragedy of the Kent mango is that just as you fall in love, it disappears. By mid-September, the bins are empty, replaced by the hardy but inferior Keitts. The short season forces urgency. It reminds us that the best things in life are not available year-round. kent mango season

As the blazing sun of late summer beats down, a quiet revolution happens in the fruit world. The noisy hype of early-season mangoes (think Tommy Atkins) fades away, and the chaotic abundance of mid-season (Haden) begins to wane. But for those in the know, the calendar isn’t marked by holidays—it is marked by the arrival of the Kent . By The Tropical Fruit Gazette The season is fleeting