“He managed to find some mango varieties on the outskirts of Manila that he thought people might appreciate in Florida. His instinct turned out to be sharp when the carabao mango, as sweet as candy and not too fibrous, became known as the "champagne mango" in warm states that could grow it. Its slender body and buttery flesh shocked American taste buds that had never tasted anything so saccharine aside from pure sugar. The mango left such an impression on growers and breeders that its genes found their way into almost every American mango variety for the next century, the stuff of plant breeding dreams.” SweetFruitFloridaManilaMangoes Book:The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats Source: The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats