Machine-readable companion to the public website. Personal browser passport information is not included. Canonical human page: [Nam Dok Mai mango — Taste & ripeness \| Mango Rankings](https://mangoranking.com/mango/nam-dok-mai). Description: Silky flesh with rich spiced-honey notes and zero need to show off. Search indexing: this Markdown companion is noindex; use the canonical human page when citing this resource. [Mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/explore.md) # Nam Dok Mai Silky flesh with rich spiced-honey notes and zero need to show off. ![One complete elongated yellow Nam Dok Mai mango on a grey surface](https://mangoranking.com/fruit/photos/nam-dok-mai-photo-v1.jpg) A Nam Dok Mai mango grown in Thailand, photographed by Ivar Leidus. This is a focus stack of 12 photographs. Mango fruit Nam Dok Mai.jpg — Ivar Leidus. [Photograph source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mango_fruit_Nam_Dok_Mai.jpg) · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Resized for display; complete frame retained. No generative edits. ## How it tastes Honey · Floral · Silky **Texture** buttery **Fibre** Low fibre **Eating styles** Bring a spoon **Harvest** [See regional calendars](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md) ## How to enjoy it Nam Dok Mai’s long shape gives way to silky, sweet flesh. It is a natural companion to coconut sticky rice: the rice brings chew, the coconut brings richness, and the mango brings fragrance and freshness. Lay ripe slices beside coconut sticky rice. Keep the mango fresh and uncooked. ## When it is ripe Yellow skin and a fragrant stem end mean it is ready; slice it cold. Flavour notes are subjective. Ripeness, handling and growing conditions change the fruit. [Compare this mango](https://mangoranking.com/compare.md?mango=nam-dok-mai) · [Saved mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/passport.md) Names, history & sources ## Recorded names A shared name does not by itself establish an identical cultivar. Place, language and source matter. **Nam Dok Mai** - [MMA Farms — Nam Doc Mai](https://mmafarms.com/mango-varieties/nam-doc-mai/) - [Thailand Department of Agricultural Extension — mango varieties](https://www.doae.go.th/en/mango-2/) - [Le Cafe Siam — mango and sticky rice](https://www.lecafesiam.com/blog/mango-amp-sticky-rice) **Nam Dok Mai / Nam Doc Mai** Different English spellings of the Thai name. - [MMA Farms — Nam Doc Mai](https://mmafarms.com/mango-varieties/nam-doc-mai/) - [Thailand Department of Agricultural Extension — mango varieties](https://www.doae.go.th/en/mango-2/) - [Le Cafe Siam — mango and sticky rice](https://www.lecafesiam.com/blog/mango-amp-sticky-rice) **น้ำดอกไม้** Thai · Thailand Thai spelling, commonly translated as flower nectar. - [MMA Farms — Nam Doc Mai](https://mmafarms.com/mango-varieties/nam-doc-mai/) - [Thailand Department of Agricultural Extension — mango varieties](https://www.doae.go.th/en/mango-2/) - [Le Cafe Siam — mango and sticky rice](https://www.lecafesiam.com/blog/mango-amp-sticky-rice) - [Thailand Department of Agriculture: Mango research project report](https://www.doa.go.th/plan/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/45-1.pdf) **Si Thong** A named golden selection; not a synonym for every Nam Dok Mai tree. - [MMA Farms — Nam Doc Mai](https://mmafarms.com/mango-varieties/nam-doc-mai/) - [Thailand Department of Agricultural Extension — mango varieties](https://www.doae.go.th/en/mango-2/) - [Le Cafe Siam — mango and sticky rice](https://www.lecafesiam.com/blog/mango-amp-sticky-rice) **Nam Doc Mai** Existing catalogue label. It may be an alternate name, translation or market nickname; it is not an assertion of genetic identity. **Golden flower** Existing catalogue label. It may be an alternate name, translation or market nickname; it is not an assertion of genetic identity. ## A name that smells of flowers Documented name: the history of the first tree remains unresolved. Nam Dok Mai is commonly rendered as “flower nectar.” It is a wonderfully close description of the impression this fragrant mango leaves, and a reminder that local names can contain a whole tasting note before the first bite. Thai growers distinguish selections within the name, including No. 4 and Si Thong. The familiar pairing with coconut sticky rice is part of its cultural life. The sources establish the Thai name and the fruit’s place at the table; they do not identify a single discoverer or a first mother tree. [Read the full story](https://mangoranking.com/stories/nam-dok-mai.md) - [MMA Farms — Nam Doc Mai](https://mmafarms.com/mango-varieties/nam-doc-mai/) - [Thailand Department of Agricultural Extension — mango varieties](https://www.doae.go.th/en/mango-2/) - [Le Cafe Siam — mango and sticky rice](https://www.lecafesiam.com/blog/mango-amp-sticky-rice) ## Places in this record Country associations alone do not establish botanical origin. - **Thailand** Catalogue association Associated place in the tasting catalogue; this does not establish botanical origin. - **Thailand** A place in the story Setting of “A name that smells of flowers”. Read the story for its evidence and qualifications. - [MMA Farms — Nam Doc Mai](https://mmafarms.com/mango-varieties/nam-doc-mai/) - [Thailand Department of Agricultural Extension — mango varieties](https://www.doae.go.th/en/mango-2/) - [Le Cafe Siam — mango and sticky rice](https://www.lecafesiam.com/blog/mango-amp-sticky-rice) [Harvest calendars by growing place](https://mangoranking.com/seasons.md). These regional calendars do not specify this cultivar’s exact season. ## Sources - [MMA Farms — Nam Doc Mai](https://mmafarms.com/mango-varieties/nam-doc-mai/) - [Thailand Department of Agricultural Extension — mango varieties](https://www.doae.go.th/en/mango-2/) - [Le Cafe Siam — mango and sticky rice](https://www.lecafesiam.com/blog/mango-amp-sticky-rice) - [Thailand Department of Agriculture: Mango research project report](https://www.doa.go.th/plan/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/45-1.pdf) [Back to mangoes](https://mangoranking.com/explore.md)