@Plisa we have an active discussion going on around tropical fruit growing (esp in California) - would love any insights you have:
10000% agree with your comment. The heady aroma in the air in a ripe mango orchard or even while harvesting from a huge tree is incredible.
Elaichi Banana! You brought me back! I was just thinking the other day “is this something I can find here and grow”. I used to LOVE those too. As an aside, for non-Hindi speakers, “elaichi” means cardamom. So there is a very tasty variety of miniature banana in India that tastes like a banana with cardamom sprinkled on it. It’s amazing.