Bottom line up front: Don’t come here looking for strong mangoes.
I’m always wary about putting fruit into things that are supposed to be savory and vice versa. Bacon or spicy jam? No thank you. Jello with meat? Sorry, I’ll pass. Aspic, look it up. You won’t be pleased. The Fiji Mango Habanero had a big mountain to climb with my preconceived notions on sweet and savory. Not a bad thing in and of itself, sweet and savory trail mix? Delicious. Salted caramel? A ten.
I put it on some pretty bland food which I’m want to do so I can get the full flavor. A little mango hits you right away, but it’s very faint. Almost as if the makers put some habanero hot sauce in a cup and set it on a counter. Then they grabbed a fan and put it in front of some mangoes next to the sauce and waited for a while. That’s how faint the mango flavor tastes. The star of the show is habanero and it’s not necessarily my thing. There’s a point where spice outperforms the flavor. I’m not sure where the line is, but this sauce crosses it. Too spicy and not enough mango flavor.
