Product Description

Mangos have dazzled palates acrossed the globe for centuries with their aroma, taste, texture, and seemingly endless shapes, sizes, and colors. The Sanskrit word for mango is amra, meaning "of the people," and in India alone there are over 350 varieties. Author and renowned chef Allen Susser's word for mango is yum, and his GREAT MANGO BOOK is bursting with juicy mango history and tantalizing recipes for chutnies, curries, and cocktails. Gorgeous, mouth-watering photographs of more than 40 mango varieties from around the world are served up, alongside the scoop on their origin, characterisics, ripening tips, and use. After a dip into the pool of mango lore and a sip of Mango Martini you'll be singing the praises of this truly remarkable fruit. Forever mango!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #401326 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-19
• Released on: 2001-09-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

From Booklist
The brilliantly hued flesh of the mango no longer limits itself to fruit courses or to tropical drinks. Although the mango originally dominated Indian cooking, contemporary American chefs now produce mango-based salsas for almost every conceivable meat and fish dish. Chief among those trumpeting the mango's contribution to contemporary cuisine, Allen Susser has set out to identify and describe more than 50 different varieties of the fruit, classifying them in part by their shapes. After educating his charges to the subtle distinctions among the fruit's varieties, Book offers recipes for mixed drinks, entrees, and desserts featuring the fruit's opulently juicy flesh. There are also recipes for mango chutney, one of the earliest and most familiar uses for unripe mangos. Given the expansion of mango orchards in Florida, Americans' taste for this tropical delight will only increase. Mark Knoblauch
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Review
"Truly a book for the mango-obsessed, and the fine photography makes it a worthwhile edition for the rare-fruit enthusiast."—Fruit Gardener"There are a number of things to like about Allen Susser's THE GREAT MANGO BOOK. . . . evocative [tasting notes, and] "wonderful-sounding recipes." —Miami Herald"This attractive paperback will thrill the mango fanatics on your list."—Florida Gardening

About the Author
ALLEN SUSSER trades mangos for dinner at his Florida restaurant, Chef Allen's. Widely acknowledged as one of the inventors of New World Cuisine, Chef Allen earned a doctorate from Johnson & Wale University and was named Best Chef: Southeast by the James Beard Foundation in 1994. His affair with mangos started long ago, under a mango tree in South Miami. He lives in Aventura, Florida.

Customer Reviews

Who doesn't like mangos? Here's more reasons to Love!
I am nuts about mangos, they are one of my favorites, besides pineapple, cashews, and all fruits.

I've been awaiting this offering from "The Great" series published by TenSpeed Press, who have to be one of the greatest culinary publishers of our times. Their books are so well done, and this by Chef Susser is no exception.

It has fine photos of all the mango types, how to buy and store them, and recipes for their utilization.

Of special note from the recipes are such as: Mango Frappe (a delicious iced mango drink of Grand Mariner, lime, honey, ice cream and mangos), Crab and Mango Salad (pictured in gorgeous stack fashion), Lamb Chops with Dried Mango and Ginger, and one that is to die for: Roast Pork Loin with Mango Mojo and Yellow Plantains. His dessert creativity is exceptional, with such scrumptuous offerings as Mango, Banana and Pistachio Strudel, Mango Sour Cream Crumb Cake, and Country Mango Tarts. This section certainly is strong, and many will turn to it as a sure source of raves from dessert partakers.

A section on all kinds of condiments, salsa to ketchup to vinegar,etc. all with mangos. What an exceptional fruit, both in its fragrance, taste and visual appeal. When balanced with hot, spicy, this is a gourmet building block that is substantial as Susser so ably provides in this wonderful addition to mango lovers everywhere.

The best mango book yet!
What can I say about a mango book? My most favorite fruit of all and one I have been collecting recipes and info for many, many years. To tell you how my mind works, when I see a recipe that calls for peaches, apricots or nectarines, my mind is already reading mango instead!
The book starts with a small discussion on the different varieties of mangoes, with about 150 varieties, one of the most popular fruits in the whole world. It gives a great introduction to Chef Allen's conversion to mango afficionado and also a brief history of the fruit itself. There is a photo of chef Allen himself among baskets and baskets of dozens and
dozens of different varieties during one of the (what is now yearly) Mango Days Festival at the Fairchild Tropical Garden's in Miami!

Then the book goes on to describe each variety with color photos of each and some of the ways to slice them for exotic effect in food plates. The recipe section starts with 14 mouth-watering recipes for Beverages and Starters, on to Main Dishes, Condiments and some incredible Desserts.
Another prized book in my growing collection of Tropical Fruit Books!

Word from Mango Country
The Author has done a good compilation on different varieties with good pictures and diagrams. The term "Mango" is unlikely to have originated from Portuguese as the Author has written. The Portuguese must have picked it up from the locals. The most likely origin is from Tamil a very ancient language spoken in southern parts of India where the unripe fruit is called "Manga".