Mango - The King Of Fruits

Kisi Shayar ne Kaha hai--

Ai Aam , yeh teri khush naseebi hai,
Werna Langdon per kaun marta hai!

For those unfortunates who don't know, Langda is a type of extremely delicious Mango found in Lucknow, Varanasi and Saharanpur belt of Uttar Pradesh.

Once, a friend taunted Ghalib "Dekho gadha bhi nahin khata Aam"
To which Ghalib retorted "Haan, gadha hee to hai"

Amir Khusro wrote in Persian -"For garden pride the mango is sought. Ere ripe, other fruits to cut we ban, but mango serves, ripe or not"

That's Mango specialty. Some fruits are used when they are raw, others when ripe. But mango is equally used in both the forms. The other great thing about mango is that it has one of the longest season among the fruits. Even as season progresses, one or the other variety remains in circulation, keeping mango lovers hooked.

Aam ke Aam, Guthalion ke daam - Right!