[VIC] R2E2 XL Mangoes $17/Tray @ Market Place, Highpoint

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alvinmk on 29/11/2018 - 11:33 files.ozbargain.com.au (153 clicks)
Last edited 29/11/2018 - 12:05 by 1 other user

G'day all. Saw these on special at the Market Place fresh vegetables and fruit shop at High Point Shopping Centre. R2E2 are sweet and larger and less fibrous than other varieties. They look great, bright yellow with tinge of red. Although fresh and feels sturdy, I believe they won't last more than 3 days. They come in trays of 10pcs, 9pcs and 8pcs. Woolies selling for $2.50 ea and Coles $2.90 ea.
Edit: At time of purchase there were several stacks of trays chest high, lined up at the front of the store, easily reaching 50+ trays available.
Some suggestions for them
* mango yoghurt
* mango cake (as opposed to banana cake)
* mango shake
* mango lassi
* mango slice cheese cake ( as opposed to peach slices)
* mango kinyaku jelly
* mango juice

Edit 2:
I weighed the mangoes and the biggest one came in a whopping 777g whereas the smallest (only 1) is 655g. The rest were abpve 700g ea.

Have fun and enjoy this summer's fruits

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  bargain_knight on 29/11/2018 - 11:43

  +1

  Personally not a fan of R2E2. The variety lacks flavour when compared to Kensington Pride or Calypso, which are the tastiest.

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    Scab on 29/11/2018 - 11:49

    +4

    Calypso are almost as bad.

    Both Calypso and R2E2 taste like a shitty paw paw.

    Kp and Honey Gold are much nicer.

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      jv on 29/11/2018 - 11:52

      https://goo.gl/cPxMbn

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      alvinmk on 29/11/2018 - 12:11

      Honey Gold are pricier, not for this forum…unless there is a deal. they could already be out of season. In true OzB spirit, I eat whichever mango variety that is on special !

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        Scab on 29/11/2018 - 12:25

        +1

        They're not out of season, my Coles has the for $3 each.

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          alvinmk on 29/11/2018 - 12:33

          @Scab: Good on you - make sure you eat the skin and seeds too as they are pricier and you should get the most value out of them.

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            Scab on 29/11/2018 - 12:37

            +1

            @alvinmk: I planted the Honey Gold seeds I got from the last deal.

            One tree is going to be a ripper.

            Already a metre tall, will fruit in about 8 years.

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              alvinmk on 29/11/2018 - 12:48

              @Scab: In 8 years time, new varieties could have popped up.

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              Louis89 on 29/11/2018 - 13:20

              @Scab: And you move to another property in the 7th year.

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      Brouw3r on 29/11/2018 - 12:51

      Good sweet Calypso's can be even better than KP. KP is pretty hard to beat though, my KP tree fruited for the first time last year and they were superb. I wouldn't eat R2E2 if they were free, truly terrible, on par with tinned mangoes.

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        dust on 29/11/2018 - 12:58

        Nice! Grown from seed? How many years did it take?

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          Scab on 29/11/2018 - 13:40

          @dust: You'll get fruit in 8 to 10 years.

          Need room though as mango trees are huge, and depending on your area can be prone to fungal infections.

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          Brouw3r on 29/11/2018 - 13:49

          +1

          @dust: Nah it was from a ~500mm high tree from Bunnings, fruited in the second year but I should have removed the fruits so it could grow, got top heavy and nearly snapped a few branches under the weight of the fruit.

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        Scab on 29/11/2018 - 13:08

        KP tree fruited for the first time last year and they were superb.

        Yeah, mum has one in her yard.

        Got over 65 from one tree in one season.

        And god they tasted good.

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    Louis89 on 29/11/2018 - 13:19

    I would prefer KP or Honey Gold. As for R2E2, the flesh is firm, lack of sweet and you can find some HUGE one on the market.