In essence, nothing can ever match the texture, taste, freshness and satisfaction, and above all. Mango season in Myanmar begins after the seasonal monsoon rains, around November. By then most of the mango trees are covered with mango blooms. The earliest mangoes to enter the market, fetching a premiere price are from Mawlamyaing named locally as Ta Zu Meik round, yellowish fruit sometimes with a pinkish hue, and very sweet to taste. Mangoes are most abundant from April through May and tapers off till the early showers of the monsoon around July.
Myanmar mango is elitist as well as egalitarian.
But there is enough variety in the market to satisfy even the lowliest commoner. Some mangoes are named after the individuals who promoted them such as Aung Din , San Ya , and Aung Khin from Mandalay, and Ma Chit Su from Yangon, just to mention the most popular ones Of course many varieties are localised in the sense that they do not reach the Yangon market. Yangon naturally is the final destination for the commercial plantation owners because of a wider distribution network and larger consumer demand, both local and abroad. For the mango connoisseurs Aung Din, though small in size has the most velvety texture, natural sweet taste and seductive aroma. So one can well imagine the popularity mango has in Myanmar.