green mango
ma muang dib
fruit
The unripe mango is sour and used sometimes in the place of lime or in combination with lime. An unripe mango is very hard when you touch it and does not give in like a ripe fruit. The color is usually green, without yellow or red. However, sometimes green mangos are not available in the US, so pick the hardest one you can find and use it right away or refrigerate it. In Thailand, there are more varieties and there are even some that are used exclusively when unripe. These varieties can be either very sour for cooking (e.g., <I>geow</I>) or are for eating and are a little sweet and floury and very crunchy (e.g., <I>kiow sawoy</I>).
