Filipino Taste : Mangang-Hilaw (Green Mango)

in foodphotography •  7 years ago  (edited)

The pairing of sour unripe mangoes dipped in salty fermented shrimp paste may not sound too appealing to you, but it’s a mouth-watering combination for most Filipinos. When you say Green Mangoes or what we call in in our own language “manggang hilaw” the instant mechanism of the body is to activate the salivary gland, causing salivation. Just the mere thought of green mangoes makes Filipinos crave for it. And of course, it wouldn’t be complete without the favorite shrimp paste, whether sautéed or not.

The crunch of the unripe mango, the slightly astringent, incredibly sour shock to the tastebuds, soon mitigated by the gentle squish of tiny shrimp shells that burst with a salty, briney bagoong flavor.

This combination is very popular in the Philippines. Unthinkable to others, but surely a great Pinoy food experience. So if you are into adventurous food pairings then check out this one. I think you will be amazed at how well they go together.

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Ooo i know this many times like this eated :) at first time it was strange why need do like this it will destroy taste but when you live in that coulture affter some time you start accept how it is and you starthing changing too. In europe and in america i newer saw like this only here in ph you can see that most filipino doing like this to increase taste and i think it is normal coz most here you get like apples in europe for free and you starting experiment see what be better for mango :)

are you living in the Philippines? For how long?

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