'We look forward to it the whole year': It's mango season in northeast CalgaryThere's a debate that comes around every summer in Calgary's South Asian community: which country has the tastiest mangoes?
Is it India, or Pakistan? The two countries share thousands of different varieties between them but most Canadians outside of immigrant communities haven't seen or tasted even one.
Grocery stores in the northeast use social media to alert mango lovers when a new shipment arrives.
Boxes are labelled with flight information, with bright yellow mangoes arriving at Calgary International Airport via Karachi and Mumbai.
They don't last long, and it can be adventure trawling ethnic grocery stores trying to find them. The sweet, juicy mangoes look and taste a lot different from the varieties you'll find at mainstream Canadian grocery chains.
Varieties like Indian Kesar and Alphonso mangoes and Pakistan's Chonsa and Sindhri mangoes taste like a spoonful of honey with a unique floral bouquet that fills kitchens all over northeast Calgary.