# Li Hing Pickle Mango **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 25, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966 "2005-04-25T02:56:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EvilGhandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/1 "2005-04-25T02:56:39Z")
Hawaii residents and other tropical locales, help me out. I lost my moms recipe for pickle mango (li hing style) The best approximation I can come up with on a web search is five spice style. Mainly, vinegar, salt, brown sugar, five spive powder and water. My moms recipe used rice vinegar, white sugar, chili, salt, li hing and water. Maybe some ther trace stuff, I can’t remember. I just had to saw up a fallen mango tree and I have bags of the stuff, I can’t bear to see it go to waste. I remember from my childhood, proportions were everything, get too much of one thing and the mango pretty much sat on the shelf until next season, get it right and it barely lasted past fall. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/2 "2005-04-25T03:14:00Z")
I have never heard of this, but, man, someone ship me a jar when you figure out how to make it! ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/3 "2005-04-25T03:36:07Z")
I can’t help you, being totally haole and we never MADE the stuff, but I just wanted to say how much I love that stuff. Pickle mango, li hing mui, ume, salty seed, lemon seed. . . Ah. ---
**Author:** ![EvilGhandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/4 "2005-04-25T04:03:53Z")
Update, My boy, a teenager by all definitions of the word. Just blasted my best peeler by trying to use it in a running garbage disposal. I suspect he did it on purpose since it happened while I was looking up recipies on the net. I snapped and sent him to his room for an hour too cool down. But then all became clear. He is now sentenced to peel _all_ the damn mangos without help. (I was peeling 3 to his one) Does that make me an asshole? \Chances are I will still end up peeling most of them. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/5 "2005-04-25T04:46:51Z")
[Here](http://arkane.net/index.php?cat=16) is a recipe like the one you remember but without chili. Add to taste maybe. ---
**Author:** ![EvilGhandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/6 "2005-04-25T05:19:58Z")
Don’t Thats damn near it. At least close enough that I can adjust by smell. Mahalo Anyone who wants a jar, post here and find a way to get me a mailing adress, I will send if you pay postage. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/7 "2005-04-25T07:02:36Z")
You can buy the [Li Hing powder](http://www.cybersnacks.net/product290.html) separately. ---
**Author:** ![EvilGhandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/8 "2005-04-25T08:40:02Z")
**ouryL** Thanks, I would figure out your latitude/longitude location if I had time. (I suspect it is near mine) That stuff is available at every supermarket checkout counter in the state. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/9 "2005-04-25T10:55:58Z")
Ooo, **EvilGhandi** , I’ve never heard of that before, but I’d love to try it! I’ll gladly pay shipping and trade you some Seattle’s Best chocolates, if you’d like! ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/10 "2005-04-25T15:15:52Z")
How much d’ya need for shipping? It’ll be going to zipcode 72701, if’n it matters. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/11 "2005-04-25T20:20:55Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > You can buy the [Li Hing powder](http://www.cybersnacks.net/product290.html) separately. Goldurn, **ouryL** , that’s an interesting website. What a lot of interesting dried fruits and seeds for snacking. The Li Hing dried fruit by itself looks tasty. I’m going to Kauai next week and I believe I’ll look for local markets and do a little shopping. I’m already hooked on spam musubi, anything made with lilikoi, and ahi poke, so I believe my addiction to island tastes is well-started. ---
**Author:** ![EvilGhandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/12 "2005-04-27T10:09:42Z")
The mango is all peeled and soaking. I checked the thread for takers but didnt see any later that night. Chaotic and singular, do you check the e-mail adresses in your profiles? I’ll shoot off a quick note in a day or so. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/13 "2005-04-27T11:23:32Z")
> [@EvilGhandi](#): > > singular, do you check the e-mail adresses in your profiles? I’ll shoot off a quick note in a day or so. Woo-hoo! _happy little mango tango_ I sure do check that email, **EvilGhandi**. I’ll keep checking in every couple days. Can’t wait to taste the exotic fruits of your labor! Thank you so very much! ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2005, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/14 "2005-04-27T21:40:30Z")
I don’t even know which one is on there, but yes, I check all 4 of mine most days. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2005, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/15 "2005-05-27T22:03:07Z")
Whoooo! Got it today! I can’t wait to taste them, but we haven’t had dinner yet. I’m planning on it then. Update in a bit. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![EvilGhandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/16 "2005-05-28T08:15:22Z")
Chill em down a bit first. It got through OK then? I was hoping so. I packed the living shit out of it. Glass jars and the post office ya know. ---
**Author:** ![EvilGhandi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@EvilGhandi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilGhandi)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/17 "2005-05-28T08:29:06Z")
OK first the warning, some people are allergic to mango. The symtoms are similar to poison ivy. Next I suggest Trying it with preserved meats. Ono. I like it with salame or pipi kala. I used jelepenos because I couldn’t find the Hawaiian chili but I was semi pleased with the taste. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/18 "2005-05-28T09:03:01Z")
> [@EvilGhandi](#): > > Don’t > > Thats damn near it. At least close enough that I can adjust by smell. > > Mahalo > > Anyone who wants a jar, post here and find a way to get me a mailing adress, I will send if you pay postage. Ooooh! IF you have any left, I’d love to give it a try. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/li-hing-pickle-mango/300966/19 "2005-05-28T11:21:19Z")
**EvilGhandi** , I missed this thread when you originally posted it. I’d love to try a jar if you still have any, and in keeping with **singular1** ’s offer of regional delicacies, I’d swap you a bottle of maple syrup… My email is in my profile.