Summer time yields delicious fruit in Egypt. Mango, grapes, figs, watermelon and pears are in abundance. Mango by far is one of my favorite. I have two kinds that I really adore, Oas and Zebda (butter). Mango, even though grown here in Egypt, is not cheap. It seems that we had too much rain this past winter. Being from the southern part of the US, I don't consider sprinkles to much rain, but then again this is the desert. Mango are sweet, messy and addictive. I have learned from my husband how to cut them open, make cross-crosses over the pulp of the fruit to the skin, and then fold the skin back so that you can eat them easier. It probably would have been in my best interest not to show me how to do this. Mango are loaded with calories and I had three of them today. I also had the same amount in pears. I am sure my stomach will pay for all of this later. I have to say that when I traveled in Asia I was a bit disappointed with the fruit that I tried there. I thought with the rainforest they would be succulent, but in fact, it had very little taste to me. For me, Egypt wins out by far with Italy coming in second as they have the best figs I have ever tried.
I hope that one day you will be able to come to Egypt and try our summer time fruit. If you don't want to visit during the heat of the summer, do not worry as we have dates coming into season soon and for sure they deserve their own post.
Until then,
A Woman of Egypt