bought some mangoes today

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Re: bought some mangoes today

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Mangoes get stringy when they are overripe and are also less delicious. That would be why she sold them to you cheap.
Did you think it was becuz you are a hansum man ? :D
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Anchor Moy wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 6:16 pm Mangoes get stringy when they are overripe and are also less delicious. That would be why she sold them to you cheap.
Did you think it was becuz you are a hansum man ? :D
yes they are ripe, over ripe no.

yes i am hansum man

i had figured that she gave me a good price as i probably paid above price for the papaya, but not too far above price just on the slightly high side. the first price she asked.
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This is not the season for primo mangoes unless the trees were sprayed with a hormone. It is also possible OP purchased imported mangoes.
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taabarang wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 6:36 pm This is not the season for primo mangoes unless the trees were sprayed with a hormone. It is also possible OP purchased imported mangoes.
i doubt they were imported. was purchased from a lady sitting on the street among other such ladies selling what look like their own produce. price also doesnt point to being imported
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'i doubt they were imported. was purchased from a lady sitting on the street among other such ladies selling what look like their own produce."

That means nothing, all those little old ladies could have bought them from a middle man. I've been growing them on my property for 15 years, 4/varietals in all. This is NOT primo mango season.
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taabarang wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 6:48 pm 'i doubt they were imported. was purchased from a lady sitting on the street among other such ladies selling what look like their own produce."

That means nothing, all those little old ladies could have bought bthem from a middle man. I've been growing them on my property for 15 years, 4/varietals in all. This is NOT primo mango season.
whatever. (all right which border can you transport foreign produce across and then sell in phnom penh at a profit for 1 usd/kilo)

other thing i buy in phnom penh that i dont/cant buy elsewhere is soursop
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been paying about 10000 reil currently for a ripe moderately sized ones. current ones seem to have lost the beautiful taste of the past. bought from the same little old ladys (and not so old ones too :) )
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Soursop like sandy soil in particular in mountainous areas. They can grow year round, but September and October are the best months to buy.
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taabarang wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 6:48 pm 'i doubt they were imported. was purchased from a lady sitting on the street among other such ladies selling what look like their own produce."

That means nothing, all those little old ladies could have bought them from a middle man. I've been growing them on my property for 15 years, 4/varietals in all. This is NOT primo mango season.



Lesson one from tarra,,, ,, Never trust little old ladies.
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
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Duncan wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:19 pm
taabarang wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 6:48 pm 'i doubt they were imported. was purchased from a lady sitting on the street among other such ladies selling what look like their own produce."

That means nothing, all those little old ladies could have bought them from a middle man. I've been growing them on my property for 15 years, 4/varietals in all. This is NOT primo mango season.



Lesson one from tarra,,, ,, Never trust little old ladies.
Why restrict the mistrust to ladies that are just little and old!

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Re: bought some mangoes today

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Duncan wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:19 pm
Lesson one from tarra,,, ,, Never trust little old ladies.
trust the supermarket and pay 2-3 times the price?
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