Twice already I have bought 4 kilos of pico mangoes in the Marikina fruit market. These mangoes are organic by default as they are not commercially as popular as carabao mangoes. I can remember when I was a child in the 1970s pico mangoes and carabao mangoes was a 50/50 mix in availability. Mangoes were the first favorite fruits I can remember. So stumbling onto pico mangoes today is a treat for me. More so that I know today these pico mangoes are getting less and less because commercialism has driven out pico mangoe trees in favor of carabao mangoes.
For those in the organic movement, please patronize pico mangoes. Don’t let commercialism and the pesticide and spray makers dictate that you eat carabao mangoes. Then again, they might resort to spraying pico mangoes too. But in the meantime, let’s enjoy while they last.
