Mangoes are one of the sweetest fruits. Native to South Asia, they've been an important food in traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine for over 4,000 years. Today, they're enjoyed all over the world.

When I was growing up in small-town India, summers arrived in full swing with the heady scent of mango blossoms. We had two trees in our backyard that rewarded us with enough fruit to last the entire ...