Social media on Sunday debated which variety of mango-Alphonso, Dushehri, Langda, Maldah or Totapari is the best. The hashtag #Alphonso has gone viral on Twitter and it was trending at 13 numbers with many tweeting which variety of the king of fruit is the best in the country.
It all started when a Twitter user claimed that ‘Alphonso mangoes are the best’, while responding to this tweet, a twitter user wrote no mango can aspire to come even within sniffing distance of the Langda/Maldah, no competition, Langda is King. One twitter user wrote “Alphonso is the most overrated stuff” ever and that only “brand conscious babalog” have a taste for it. Several people tweeted for Alphonso mangoes. Twitterati from Bihar, Eastern UP and West Bengal tweeted Maldah is the best.
A twitter user Joey@DrJoyeeta claimed that Alphonso mangoes are the best! Specially packed by my dear brother for calling me a loser. PS: Let’s start the mango war. Repeating in capitals: ALPHONSO MANGOES ARE THE BEST!
Responding to the tweet, Sankarshan Thakur tweeted: “No mango can aspire to come even within sniffing distance of the #Langda / #Malda No competition. #Langda is King. Yashwant deshmukh responded to Thakur saying ‘Alphonso is the most overrated stuff you will ever come across. The brand-conscious Alphonso Babalog has no idea what real mango is. Try Dashahari, Chausa, Safeda and ultimate Langda/Malda”.
Another twitter user tweeted “Dashehri, Malgova and Sappattai for me. A little known variety called Panjavarnam from my home town is also very good, but sadly not available freely outside of that region. And yes, Alphonso is hella overrated”. Another twitter user wrote ‘. One twitter user tweeted “Alphonso is overrated; Kesar is underrated”.
Dubbed the ‘King of fruits’ in India, mangoes have an almost cult fanbase in India. With its puply, juicy flesh wrapped around a delightfully hardcore, the fruit comes in many shapes, sizes, flavours and varieties across the states of India. A large variety of mangoes are grown across India. Maharashtra is famous for Alphonso mangoes, Uttar Pradesh is known for Dusheri. West Bengal is popular for growing Himsagar mangoes while Andhra Pradesh is known for the lighter coloured Safeda mangoes. Other popular varieties of mangoes in India include Chausa, Lengra, Kesar, Totapuri, Neelam and much more. Another netizen wrote: “Agree, Langra is just awesome..... Although I have developed a taste for Banganapalli in recent years. Alphonso has a bad a hit rate, but the odd one can be brilliant”.
According to the agriculture ministry, mango production is estimated to increase 4.24 per cent to 21.12 million tonnes in the crop year 2020-21 ending June. The output of mango, the ‘king of fruits’, stood at 20.26 million tonne during the 2019-20 crop year (July-June). The arrival of mangoes from southern and western India has started, while the season in the northern states like Uttar Pradesh will begin from mid-June onwards.
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