Siam Villa Garden: Green Eat Mango

Green eating mango varieties are distinguished from others by their flavour at the hard, green, mature stage. The flavour of most dessert mangoes at this stage is starchy and sour. Green eating fruit is generally sweet without a starchy flavour at the green, mature stage.

Green eating mangoes can be served in several ways. They can be sliced or grated fresh in salads, pickled (ma mung dong in Thai), soaked in water and sugar (ma mung chaein), salted and dried (ma mung khem), sliced in vinegar or fish sauces (ma mung nam pla wa arn), or eaten as a fruit.

Keow Savoey

Origin

Thailand

Synonyms

Kaiew Sawei, Kaow Sawoey, Khao Savoey, Kiew Sa Waei, Khiew Savoy, Kyo Savoy, Khieo Sawoei

Fruit description

Keow Savoey is an oblong, dark green fruit weighing 170-390 g with a polyembryonic seed.

Comments

In the Thai language, Keow means green and Savoey means eat. This variety is considered the best of the green eating varieties in Thailand, where it is prized for its crunchy flesh texture and nutty, sweet flavour. It is used mainly as a green salad vegetable. When ripe Keow Savoey has a very soft, green-yellow, semi-translucent pulp with overripe flavours.