A flash of fruit 14,000 kilometers away filled the footpaths of Thonglor today with people hungry for a bite of the mango’s sticky-sweet zeitgeist moment.
Hordes of delivery riders have waited in long queues for whole mangos and trays of mango sticky rice sold by the small Mae Varee shop ever since teen hip-hop sensation Milli closed her set at the Coachella music fest snacking from a bowl of the dessert.
“Although our mangoes have always been popular, when Milli was on the news with her mango stunt, we’ve become even more popular,” owner Kob told Coconuts. “Our customers have since doubled.”
At Coachella, teen rapper Milli feeds Thai pride with a bowl of mango sticky rice (Video)
Her shop, which has been selling mangoes around the corner from BTS Thong Lo for 80 years, is tasting the fruits of Thailand’s sudden mango mania. Inside, eight…
