The mangoes of Chapainawabganj, a delicacy of Bangladeshi summer, are now available amid the chills of winter.
The ban on harvesting Gopalbhog mangoes, to ensure natural ripening, ended on May 20. Yet, most growers in Rajshahi division, that covers the four highest mango producing districts, are sitting idle.
The tangy scent or even the sound of the delightfully sour mangoes ‘kacha aam’ is all it takes to make the mouth water. This is one heavenly fruit, you would want to eat to the point of stomach ache. To us Bengalis, Kacha aam is the gift-of-gods!
Summer is the first among the six seasons of Bangladesh. It brings down sweltering heat and many water-borne diseases on the people. But nature has its subtle ways of keeping things at the balance – it offers the juicy and nutritious fruits to beat the heat and diseases in summer.
The mangoes of Chapainawabganj, a delicacy of Bangladeshi summer, are now available amid the chills of winter.
The ban on harvesting Gopalbhog mangoes, to ensure natural ripening, ended on May 20. Yet, most growers in Rajshahi division, that covers the four highest mango producing districts, are sitting idle.
The tangy scent or even the sound of the delightfully sour mangoes ‘kacha aam’ is all it takes to make the mouth water. This is one heavenly fruit, you would want to eat to the point of stomach ache. To us Bengalis, Kacha aam is the gift-of-gods!
Summer is the first among the six seasons of Bangladesh. It brings down sweltering heat and many water-borne diseases on the people. But nature has its subtle ways of keeping things at the balance – it offers the juicy and nutritious fruits to beat the heat and diseases in summer.
