Badami

Badami is one of a number of delicious mangoes grown in India. It is slightly earlier than the sort-after Alphonse mango due to its more southerly production but is attractive as a fresh variety. The fruit has pale yellow, thin skin through which it is easy to detect the softness of the flesh. The flesh is an attractive yellow / orange colour, almost totally fibreless. The stone is of medium thickness.

Ripening: When softening of the flesh can be detected, the fruit is ready to eat. The result is a delicious sweet, juicy experience, with a wonderful flavour so evident in many of India’s mango varieties.

Good Fruit Guide Rating: ****

Badami is an exquisite mango which is similar to Alphonse.

Sweet, succulent, flavoursome.

Names: Badami; Alphonso of Karnataka

Origin: India. A close relative of the Alphonso.

Grown in: India: Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka states.

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