How to Choose Fresh Mangoes
Salem is known as the Mango City of Tamil Nadu. Here is how to pick sweet, naturally ripe mangoes and store them well at home.
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Fresh Fruits
பழங்கள்
Explore everyday favourites, seasonal fruits and imported varieties at Salem Pazhamuthir Nilaiyam stores. Salem is famous for its mangoes, and fruit is at the heart of what a pazhamuthir nilaiyam does.
What you find on the shelf changes with the season and the day's arrivals, so availability varies by store. Call your nearest branch if you are looking for something specific.
Everyday fruits
Fruits most families buy through the year.
- Bananaவாழைப்பழம்
- Appleஆப்பிள்
- Orangeஆரஞ்சு
- Sweet limeசாத்துக்குடி
- Papayaபப்பாளி
- Pomegranateமாதுளை
- Guavaகொய்யா
- Grapesதிராட்சை
Seasonal fruits
Best bought in season, when they are at their sweetest.
- Mangoமாம்பழம்
- Jackfruitபலாப்பழம்
- Watermelonதர்பூசணி
- Sapotaசப்போட்டா
- Custard appleசீதாப்பழம்
- Muskmelonமுலாம்பழம்
Imported & exotic fruits
Fruits sourced from outside India or less common locally.
- Kiwi
- Dragon fruit
- Avocado
- Imported apples
- Pearபேரிக்காய்
How to pick good fruit
- Smell near the stem: ripe mangoes, melons and pineapples have a clear, sweet aroma.
- Heavy for its size usually means juicy, especially for oranges, sweet lime and pomegranates.
- Buy bananas and papayas slightly under-ripe if you will not eat them within two days.
- Avoid soft spots, wrinkled skin and broken skin near the stem, which spoil fastest.
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