Explore mango flavors like never before at the Island SPACE Mango Festival

The ultimate tropic like it s hot mango event is gearing up to hit SoFlo and just in time for June s Carribean Heritage Month It s a mango extravaganza full of tropical vibes and of program the king of all fruits takes center stage From green red yellow to somewhere in between mangoes are the ultimate universal fruit And there s different avenues to eat them Calibe Thompson As a Jamaican you bite the skin you peel the skin out Specific of us eat the whole skin and you suck the seed dry That s the right way to do it There s no right or wrong way to chow down at Island SPACE Mango Festival Calibe Thompson An intriguing feature of this year s Mango Festival We re going to have a mango sommelier right So and we ll have flights of mango You can buy mango soap mango lotion you can learn how to graft mango trees in the workshops We have a DJ because we re Caribbean so there has to be a vibe Creating a yummy vibe on stage is chef Thia Thia Verna So for anyone who haven t experience mango I let them know you know it s like this sweet candy that once you have it you re like man It stays in your palate it stays in your palate She s showing off how to make mango salsa Thia Verna You have a mixed green put it on top Your diet don t need to use the dressing Use the mango salsa because it s basic with flavor If you have kids during the summer Oh hey we re hungry OK just grab a little bit of that salsa throw it in a salad ' Joining the -plus vendors on site is Bread Xpressions Marrion Mills-Edwards Bread Xpressions is literally a recipe book and it s collection of quick breads and bread puddings And she ll have this oval goodness in jars for everyone to savor Marrion Mills-Edwards I make the mango caramel bread pudding and I also make the mango bread Mix and pour that golden goodness in a jar bake it at degrees for minutes and ta-da Marrion Mills-Edwards It can be served as a dessert You can have it with a cup of tea as an afternoon snack or if you want it for breakfast with a jam And they make beautiful gifts too The juicy event starts at noon June th at Lauderdale Lakes Middle School FOR MORE INFO Island SPACE Mango FestivalSaturday June noon p m Lauderdale Lakes Middle School NW th AvenueLauderdale Lakes FL To buy tickets for this event click here