Pram Kai Mea, also spelled Brahm Kai Meu, is a Thai mango best known for being eaten green. Picked before it changes color, it's sweet and crunchy like an apple. Left to ripen, it develops a floral, honey-like Thai flavor with no tartness, and its orange flesh is fiberless. On our Merritt Island trees it ripens in June.
Where does Pram Kai Mea come from?
Tropical Acres Farms and Pine Island Nursery both describe it as a Thai variety. Other spellings include Brahm Kai Meu and Prahm Kei Meu. Neither source names a breeder or a date, so we can't tell you exactly where or when in Thailand it was first selected.
Green or ripe? Two ways to eat it
Pine Island Nursery calls it a Thai selection “revered for its excellent flavor while green and unripe,” best eaten before any color change, when it's “sweet and crunchy as an apple.” Tropical Acres Farms notes it can also be left to ripen, when it develops a typical Thai flavor “with floral and honey notes, lacking any tart component.” If your fruit is still green and firm, try it crunchy; for a ripe mango, leave it on the counter until the skin turns dull yellow and the fruit gives slightly.
What does it look like?
Tropical Acres Farms describes small-to-medium, oblong fruit that turns a dull yellow as it ripens, with orange, fiber-free flesh and a long, thin seed.
When is Pram Kai Mea in season?
On our Merritt Island trees it usually ripens in June. Both nurseries report a June–July season in South Florida. It comes in alongside Edgar and Sweet Tart; see the May–June harvest.
How to order
Pram Kai Mea is a Rare & Collector variety: $197 for a Small Box (4–5 lb) or $247 for a Large Box (8–10 lb), with free USPS Priority shipping (2–3 days) to the lower 48 states except California. We can't ship to Alaska, Hawaii or U.S. territories. It's a pre-order for the 2027 season, and it usually ripens in June on our trees. If the harvest comes up short, you can choose a substitute variety or store credit for the full amount (no cash refunds). Pre-order Pram Kai Mea mangoes.
More grower's guides: What is a Sweet Tart mango? and What is an Edgar mango?