Cao Lanh is the cradle of the famous Cat Chu mango variety. Cat Chu mangoes are very low in fiber, have a passionate and seductive aroma, are rich in sweetness, are soft and slightly chewy, the feeling of the mango gradually melting in the mouth and the sweet taste still remaining on the tip of the tongue is hard to deny. Legend has it that this is the type of mango used in the past to pay tribute to the Nguyen Dynasty kings, so people also call it Ngu Mango.
Cat Chu Cao Lanh Dong Thap mango is one of the local fruit specialties that has been around for a long time. In the past, this mango variety was grown mainly in My Xuong Commune, Cao Lanh District. Currently, the mango variety has been replicated in many places such as Tinh Thoi, Tan Thuan Dong, Tan Thuan Tay of the City. Cao Lanh, or Lap Vo district. All of them bring a unique sweetness that no other land has.
Why is it called Xoai Cat Chu? The name Cat Chu mango is a combination of Cat Chu mango and Chu here is the color cinnabar (ie red color, because the ripe fruit will turn red from the inside out). Another explanation is that because the top of the mango often "bulges" out, people take the mango's strange shape as its name.