red mango

seeing as how pinkberry got its own post, i thought red mango deserved one too.

as most people know, red mango is supposedly the *original* concept developed in korea, prior to it being *stolen* by pinkberry. my attitude is this: if you didn't have the forethought to bring it to the US first, you shouldn't blame someone else for jumping on the chance to do so. i mean, that's just LAME. stop whining! however, i suppose that a nod by the pinkberry folks would be considerate.

in any case, my top picks are: the original flavor at red mango, and the green tea and coffee flavors at pinkberry. there's something yummier about the original flavor at red mango -- slightly sour-er? slightly sweeter? a bit of both? i can't tell, but it's good.

the thing i do appreciate about having both red mango and pinkberry in westwood is that each place has slightly different toppings. for example, red mango has chi-chi ghirardelli dark chocolate bits and snazzy cinnamon toast crunch squares. (i have to say, i do like the *brand name* toppings. isn't that horrible?) pinkberry, on the hand, has the wholesome carob and yogurt chips, and several other crunchy cereal toppings. thankfully, both places now have mochi! a godsend of a topping, i say, a godsend of a topping.

sadly, red mango no longer has any of its cool melon toppings! (are they out of season?!) the melon blender (smoothie) i put together (original flavor yogurt w/watermelon, honeydew, and cantaloupe) was absolutely AMAZING, and i can't believe i'm going to have to wait till next summer or something to have it again. bring it back! bring it back! *sniff* *sniff*

in any case, different strokes for different folks. so i encourage everyone to have a taste of BOTH and make their own decision.

http://www.redmangousa.com/