Kensington — The Mango Australia Can't Get Enough Of

Also known as "Bowen" or simply "KP," Kensington is Australia's most planted commercial mango by a wide margin, and once you taste it, the appeal is obvious: a genuinely distinctive flavour that's sweet and tangy with real floral character and a faint hint of spice, unlike the milder Florida-bred varieties most of the world grows instead. The skin starts green and ripens to golden yellow with a bright pink-red blush spreading across the top. Inside, the yellow flesh carries a moderate amount of fiber — noticeable but not overwhelming — and softens from firm to tender and juicy as it ripens. One practical note: the seed sits more tightly against the flesh than in free-stone varieties like Kent, so don't expect it to separate as cleanly when you cut around it. Ripeness comes down to a gentle squeeze, the same test that works on nearly every mango.