(Photos by thiti wannamontha)Anyone who has tried a Bang Mot orange is unlikely to forget its distinctive sweet-sour taste that literally drips with flavour. In recent years, the Bang Mot orange has been disappearing from local markets, replaced by other varieties from the North including Sai Nam Pheung and easy-to-peel Mandarin. On top of this, property developers are offering farmers in Bang Mot eye-popping prices to sell their land while environmental problems in the capital are hurting crop yields in Bang Mot orange orchards. Ms Kallaya said her maternal grandfather grew fruit in the same district and adopted the Bang Mot variety in 1937. Sadly, disaster struck in 1942 when all the Bang Mot trees grown on a 10-rai plot were destroyed by floods.

Source: Bangkok Post September 09, 2017 00:00 UTC