Americans, after decades of being deprived of access to all 100% of nature’s bounty, are now, finally, gaining the ability to buy any fruit produced anywhere in the world. Over the past few years, the US market has eagerly adopted Vietnamese dragonfruit, Brazilian açai and Thai mangosteen. The past few weeks have added yet another coveted fruit to the mix: Pakistani mangoes, which some claim are the sweetest, most delicious in the world.
The mangoes, which have hit shelves in Chicago and New York, and are also sold on pksweetmangoes.com, are expected to be popular in Pakistani expat communities and among adventurous fruit connoisseurs of all nationalities. This is despite their prohibitively high cost: $60 for a box of six fruits. Prices are so high because of the mangoes’ scarcity, novelty and high cost of transportation.
The mangoes taste so good that their long-awaited entrance into US markets could even have political implications. Secretary Clinton allegedly used their potential legalization as a bargaining chip in diplomatic negotiations with Pakistan last summer, and they are being heralded as a sign of renewed goodwill between the US and Pakistan.
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