Jamaica As Sweet As His Favorite Fruit

When traveling in the West Indies there is a common fruit that has sweetness as his people.

Even so the origin of this fruit is Southeast Asia but you can see, smell, and taste it in all tropical and subtropical regions. And Jamaica is no exception. And this fruit is called ‘Mango’.

Mango is Jamaica’s most popular fruit and the love for mango is expressed in an old Jamaican folk song:

Mi nuh drink coffee tea mango time
Care how nice it may be mango time
In the heat of the mango crop
When di fruit dem a ripe an drop
Wash your pot turn dem down mango time or something like that.

It is said the mango plant has arrived around 1782. I think there is no other country where you have so many names for this sweet and colorful fruit. Open it and you will see that strong yellow color and taste the sweetness of the fruit. Almost every Jamaican has a favorite type, some love the sweet ‘Bombay’ where as some prefer the ‘East Indian’ and ‘St. Julian’ or also called ‘Julie’. Than you have the ‘Blackie’, ‘Robin’, ‘Stringy’ there are lots of names all over Jamaica. Although you can see this sweet fruit all over the island but the most abundance crops are in St .Elizabeth, St. Mary, St. Thomas and Clarendon.

The best thing about mango is that they not only taste good, they are also healthy. Did you know that they contain many essential vitamins and minerals in every bite you take?

They give you a vitamin A, C and vitamin E injection, but also levels of vitamin B especial B6 and vitamin K, amino acids, potassium and copper. But it doesn’t stop here; the peel and the pulp are full of antioxidant carotenoids and polyphenols and omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

So, when you come to Jamaica between May and July don’t forget to load you up with this colorful, sweet, juicy fruit and his charge of vitamins and minerals.

Talk to you soon

Anton

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Anton Winkler loves to write on different subjects to inform his friends and helping other people with their business. Read more at antonwinkler.com

There Exists Only One Pearl In The Caribbean – Jamaica

What do you think when you hear the word Jamaica, what first comes to your mind is the worlds fastest Athlete, Reggae, Rum, Red Stripe beer, Rastafari just to mention some.

Coming to Jamaica is always a nice adventure, even in these modern times.
The word Jamaica sounds like colorful dressing of the people, sun, reggae and lots of more. When thinking of the word Jamaica it is or it sounds like some magic maybe – Voodoo?

I just remember the movie with Steven Seagal where he was persued from a Jamaican drug dealer and Steven didn’t live in peace until he killed that person or I think there were two brothers. Anyway, this is an island where you have all year round sun and last not least where you can lay on the beach the whole year. It is just wonderful. It sounds like paradise on earth. But what am I telling you…don’t believe me just go for it and try it out.

For the coffee drinker is important to say, that Jamaica has one of the best coffee – “Mountain Blue” a famous coffee that is being exported to all over the world. That is what I like from Jamaica…even when drinking coffee you taste that black magic…don’t believe me – taste it and tell me afterward what do you think about it. As a coffee lover you won’t regret it. You feel the magic all over the island.

Jamaica is really blessed from Nature, you have miles of white-sand beaches, numerous rivers and waterfalls, and mountain and valleys. You can look at the natural wonders and also at the man-made works of art almost all over the country. But what most attracts me is their cuisine - a real ‘paladar’.


Jamaica is a pearl of the Caribbean with its famous Montego Bay where the day never ends. But to live up in Montego Bay you might need some energy pills or energy drinks to keep with the path. But you are on vacation and you should really forget everything for a few days.

Talk to you soon


Anton