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THE LEGEND

Mango is the national fruit of India, Pakistan and Philippines. Hindu legend tells the story of a Sun Princess Manga who was incinerated by an evil sorceress. Because of Manga`s beauty and charm every one who looked at her got reconnected to the own beauty. The feelings of connection were sparkling like flames of pure joy. A jealous bad fairy decided to ignite all the flames. There was a big fire that burned down Manga and all connected to her. From the ashes of the Sun Princess grew a mango tree. The Emperor immediately fell in love with the mango flower and subsequently its fruit and when ripe mangoes fell to the ground, the beautiful Sun Princess emerged once again. She spread her beauty and charm to the Emperor. He changed for ever. His goodness and kindness was well known. He has never married officially cause he stayed loyal to the Sun Princess. They met every morning and were together till sunset. He dreamt about her every night. When at one sunset she took him with her to the dream world she appeared one last time and sent love and joy to those who needed that the most by giving them the mango fruit.
From then on, the mango has become a symbol of love and a basket of mangoes is considered a gesture of friendship in India.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”1041″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” onclick=”zoom”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

THE VALUES

“The King of the Fruits” mangoes are an amazing source of vitamins A, C, E, and B-complex as well as health promoting flavonoids such as beta-carotene and alpha-carotene. Mangos are a powerful anti-cancer food and are specifically known to help prevent lung, breast, colon, prostate, blood, and oral cancers.

They are also highly beneficial in the prevention of strokes, heart disease, arthritis, cognitive disorders, respiratory diseases, and kidney disease. Mangos can help to alkalinize the whole body by helping to flush out toxic acids and rebuild the alkali reserves in the body. Mangos are packed with enzymes and are a prebiotic food, meaning they contain compounds that stimulate and feed the good bacteria in the intestines which greatly aids in digestion and assimilation.

Mangoes contain a significant amount of pyridoxine (B-6) which is vital for the synthesis of serotonin and dopamine in the brain. Pyridoxine is also essential in maintaining hormonal balance and proper immune function as well as for helping the body break down sugars, fats and proteins. Mangos are thought to help prevent insomnia and provide for a better nights sleep. In some countries mangos are eaten right before bed as a natural sleep aid.

Mangos are known to help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol due to its significant fiber, pectin, and vitamin C content. Mangos are also excellent for promoting good eyesight and helping to prevent night blindness and dry eyes.

When we eat mango the original of our inner beauty emerges. Sun Princess is doing her work. She let us sleep better and sends joy and love through the dreams.

The name mango itself comes from the Dravidian word mânkây : mân, mango tree + kây, meaning fruit.

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[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Eggplant is a fruit. It took its name centuries ago when it really looked like an egg.

Eggplants were first cultivated in India approximately 2500 years ago, where they were widely used in a variety of dishes, both cooked and raw. In much of Europe, the eggplant is called an aubergine. A few centuries ago northern European people had some rather superstitious ideas about it, including the perception that it could produce insanity — a myth that led to it also being called the “Mad Apple”. The mystical properties of eggplant comes with the night purple color and the fact that the fruit grows at night. It is a nightshade plant. As its dark purple color embodies the balance of red’s stimulation and blue’s calm. As Purple combines the calm stability of blue and the fierce energy of red it is often associated with royalty, nobility, luxury, power, and ambition. Purple also represents meanings of wealth, extravagance, creativity, wisdom, dignity, grandeur, devotion, peace, pride, mystery, independence, and magic.[/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”Purple Purpose” title_align=”separator_align_center” color=”grey”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″ el_class=”Purple Purpose”][vc_column_text]The color purple is a rare occurring color in nature and as a result is often seen as having sacred meaning. Purple in eggplant has a variety of effects on the mind and body, including uplifting spirits, calming the mind and nerves, enhancing the sacred, creating feelings of spirituality, increasing nurturing tendencies and sensitivity, and encouraging imagination and creativity. Any food you eat you either uplift your own energy or you lower it. Eggplant is the food to add to the high vibrations. Covered by royal vibrated purple the inner soft and whitish inner is like your own inner body.  It absorbs whatever you feed it with.

I met Klara one day at the organic store shelves. Her gentle smile and bright eyes inspired me to write about eggplant since she have asked how to prepare them. I have shared with her my ostrich mushrooms recipe secret. I will do that in the ostrich mushrooms post. This recipe takes you somewhere else and above with the cockpit of your taste palette oriented to fly, to take off. I know what I am talking about!!

Since eggplant loves to soak any and a lot of oil. It baths in the oil and never has enough while being fried. I cook it in the fat safe zone.

Here we go: I washed the fruit even I buy organic I either cut the skin off or pour the boiling water on it to kill the bacteria. I cut the round slices of about 1 cm = less than half of an inch. I make my frying pan hot and lower the hit and place there my round slices. I roast them for a few minutes and flip them over. Let the juice come out. Be carful not to burn them. Keep your frying pan at the decent temperature. Lower it from that of very hot. You want to keep the nutritions not kill all the benefits that are in the fruit.

Sprinkle the circles with a few drops of virgin olive oil and an himalayan salt. You can have a tomato souse made on a side to cover them with at the serving time. About the tomato souse: the tomatoes need to be skinless and simmer with a little of water, salt and paper, and splash of olive. Cook them for about 20 minutes on a very low temperature. My beloved GrandMa taught me how to do it perfectly. If you were born before the second war, like my grandMa Alicia, you would know what i am talking about. She was a noble lady with the knowledge of secrets and simplicity of life. I Love you Alicia and wonder where are you now.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]