The rainy season appears to have started and the summer season is over. So far, Greg likens it to Houston summers - the mornings are pleasent, it gets more and more humid and nasty as the day progresses, clouds over in the mid afternoon, and then rains in the late afternoon / early evening. We have no idea if this will continue to be the pattern, but right now it's great - especially after the rain is done. Last night we had a great cookout on a friend's balcony, with everyone thoroughly enjoyinig being outside after six weeks of brutally hot weather.
Two rainy seaons persist in India - the south-west (June-July) and the north-east (Aug-Sept). Hyderabad, being in the middle of the peninsula, reportedly gets both monsoon seasons, but neither with too much force.
Monsoon coming means mangos going, sadly for Greg. We can already tell since the price of mangos has started to rise (up to 30 Rs/kg from 25 last week). We do, however, have about 3 gallons of ziploc freezer bags stuffed with mangos in our freezer, so Greg will be able to enjoy mangos later. We're told a new fruit to look forward to is the custard-apple (so named because it tastes like apple custard, not because it's apple shape). I can't tell you much about it, not having ever seen one.
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Oh my gosh, I love custard apples! They are a bit of an acquired texture though. They are one of my favorite fruits. Everytime I go to Asia, I always hope they are in season. There is a hybrid version with no seeds, but smaller in size that you can now get in the US. In the US it's called a Cherimoya. I see it more and more often in the Asian markets.
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