Balinese white mango and mangosteen smoothie

I’d never heard of white mangoes either. I’m told they grow only in Bali where they are called Wani Bali. The shape is somewhere between a mango and an avocado but the skin is more pear-like so slightly mottled, more easily broken and not as rubbery and thick its yellow sister.

Inside the white mango is a soft, sweet, fibrous flesh that bleeds a milky liquid as you slice through. The smell is not floral like a yellow mango, instead the sweetness has another edge. If I said that its nose headed in the direction of a durian, I’d have a point but also doing Wani Bali a disservice. It really has to be tried.