This 2 days event was held this year on Friday, 1 July 2011 to Sunday, 3 July 2011. This festival has been held annually in Delhi since 1987. This festival gives an interactive platform to present the 'King of fruits' to more than 50 mango growers from across the country. In this mango extravaganza the visitors get to know about the huge variety of the fruit grown and numerous possibilities of using mango in cuisine. This festival is a two-fold approach, to promote Mango export as well as tourism. One can see that buyers from all over the globe make their presence in this event, as it also encourages vigorous trading of the fruit . According to a report BBC, India exports about 40,000 metric tons of mangoes to 80 countries and the annual revenue generated from exporting mangoes and mango products reaches about $85 million.
Organized by the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation, the International Mango Festival is a great opportunity to relish the eleven hundred varieties of mangoes for free. Some of them are - Alphonso Mango, Himsagar Mango, Langda Mango, Dasheri Mango, Bombay Green Mango, Mallika Mango, Sindheri Mango, Malda Mango, Amrapali Mango, Fasli Mango etc. Also notable chefs from different parts of the country demonstrate the preparation of assorted mango recipes.
The event is not only about eating mangoes, mango eating competitions, mango quiz, children’s shows, mango slogan writing, a demonstration of mango carving, a magic show and mango folk performances make this fête an extremely entertaining event.
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