Keitt and Kent (year-round), the best ... Tommy Atkins (year-round) is another thick-skinned mango that was developed in Florida and is now grown in South and Central America and The Gambia.

Recently Valerie Chang, who just won a James Beard Award for her Midtown restaurant Maty’s, greeted a guest with the gift of a perfect Florida mango. “Enjoy this,” she said. “They’re ...