Pakistani Embassy's Mango Fest showcases many varieties

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Pakistani mangoes are as sweet as brotherly Pakistan-Turkey relations, Ambassador Qazi said

Dilara Hamit |26.07.2019

Ankara
ANKARA

The Pakistani Embassy in Ankara held the seventh edition of its annual mango festival Friday evening, making the day most anticipated event of the Turkish capital.

Several mango varieties had been flown in from Pakistan for the event.

In his speech at the festival, Ambassador Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi said: "Pakistani mangoes are as sweet as the brotherly Pakistan-Turkey relations."

Pakistan is the fifth largest producer of mangoes in the world and the sixth largest exporter by its exports to 57 countries.

"There are over 110 high quality varieties of mangoes, each comes to the market at different time, and the mango season lasts for about four months from May to September," Qazi said.

The ambassador said he hoped Pakistani mangoes would be brought to the Turkish markets on regular basis.

The most popular kinds of mango and several mango-based food were served to the guests, as well as desserts and traditional dishes such as Biryani and Basmati rice from the Pakistani cuisine.

Guests also enjoyed traditional Pakistani music at the event where several photographs and traditional dresses of Pakistan were also displayed.

Some participants won a box of mangoes from a raffle at the end of the festival.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/pakistani-embassys-mango-fest-showcases-many-varieties/1542585

 

[khansaheeb]

Good mangoes buy great friendships.

 

[Wa Muhammada]

We are the 5th biggest producer?!? I’m genuinely surprised ....I guess India would be bigger ...who else?

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

We are the 5th biggest producer?!? I’m genuinely surprised ....I guess India would be bigger ...who else?

China, Mexico and the US probably

 

[Wa Muhammada]

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-top-mango-producing-countries-in-the-world.html

Apart from India....I wonder if the others have ‘sweet’ varieties like ours because I’v tasted the South American mango and that has a bitter/tangy taste to it

 

[terry5]

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-top-mango-producing-countries-in-the-world.html

Apart from India....I wonder if the others have ‘sweet’ varieties like ours because I’v tasted the South American mango and that has a bitter/tangy taste to it

That is not a mango lol we call those potato’s , the Brazilian and Dominic republics are the worst I tasted .

Here in Caribbean it’s mango season also and mangoes are very tasty little bit like back home (East Indian is the name of Pakistani mango ) .

Sub continent slaves introduced mangoes to the Caribbean .

 

[Wa Muhammada]

That is not a mango lol we call those potato’s , the Brazilian and Dominic republics are the worst I tasted .

Here in Caribbean it’s mango season also and mangoes are very tasty little bit like back home (East Indian is the name of Pakistani mango ) .

Sub continent slaves introduced mangoes to the Caribbean .

I once had red mangoes from the West Indies ....not nice at all .... if I’m right it was winter here in the uk when I had them

 

[terry5]

I once had red mangoes from the West Indies ....not nice at all .... if I’m right it was winter here in the uk when I had them

They are only good for mango chutney or to cook with , some juice them but I agree they are not nice

East Indian , honey , Julie , number 11 are good mangoes from Caribbean