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The mango (Mangifera spp.; plural mangos or mangoes) is a genus of about 35 species of tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae, native to India and Indo-China, of which the Indian Mango M.
The mango is now widely cultivated as a fruit tree in frost-free tropical and subtropical climates throughout southern Asia, North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, south and central Africa and Australia.
Mangoes are widely used in chutney, which in the West is often very sweet, but in the Indian subcontinent is usually sharpened with hot chilis or limes.
With any of the larger varieties of mango, the operation is less hazardous: place the fruit lengthwise on a table and feel for the seed which should lie horizontally inside the skin about midway through the fruit.
Mango pieces can be mashed and used in ice cream; they can be substituted for peaches in a peach (now mango) pie; or put in a blender with milk, a little sugar, and crushed ice for a refreshing beverage.
In Mexico and Guatemala, sliced mango is eaten with chili powder and/or salt.
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