Mango
15 May 2025Synopsis
A DELECTABLE HISTORY OF THE KING OF FRUITS
From the royal Alphonso to the lip-smacking Chausa, nothing can beat the rush of pleasure from biting into a ripe mango. With its endless varieties, differing in colour, size and flavour, the fruit inspires an astounding cultural devotion.
The mango is the Indian subcontinent’s gift to the world – its roots in northeast India...
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15 May 2025
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Praise for the Series
‘The Edible series of little yellow hardbacks has established itself as the backbone of the food history section ... Well-researched and illustrated with a pleasing balance of anecdote and serious history’ The Bookseller
‘An appetizing bunch’ Los Angeles Times
‘These are food memoirs, salacious and exotic, colorful, powdered, sweet, greasy and globe-trotting ... sharp and speedy little reads’ Chicago Tribune
‘Enjoyable and admirable’ Gastronomica
