Mango

This is mango season in the Dominican. The trees are at top production and many have already fallen to the ground to be consumed, mostly by people. There are so many who enjoy mangos, myself included. Mangos have a tropical flavor that is unrivaled. Most of the time people here consume the mango just like an apple. The mango’s thin skin is peeled and then people dive into the juicy orange flesh. There are mangos all over the place. Mango trees provide much shade and offer a dangerous location to sit during the fruit season because they can hurt if they hit you in the head. I know a number of people who have been hit indeed. In Haiti there are fewer and fewer mango trees because of the desperate need for wood even more so than the precious fruit.

The fruit is also used as a friendship offering. Many times friends will bring a friend a mango. It is a simple way to say I love you or I care about you. If you don’t have a mango tree you might buy a mango and give it to someone. Mangos open doors and cause smiles to happen. Mangos are a part of the culture and when the mangos are arriving hopes are high and smiles are so evident when the season is over the there is a lull that occurs.

Can a fruit do all of that?