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Underground Aams Trade, Part 2

Proof

America's Test Kitchen

Society & Culture, Food, Arts

4.41.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In part two of this investigation, reporter Ahmed Ali Akbar explores the underbelly of the secretive mango distribution industry. He uncovers the historical and economic reasons that importing mangoes from Pakistan has been so difficult — from regulation to irradiation. And he finally traces product to supplier. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey everyone. Today's episode is part two of our two-part series on the

0:05.0

what's-ap Pakistani mango trade. Now if you haven't listened to part one, go

0:09.6

back and check it out. Last time on proof, reporter Ahmed Ali Akbar

0:15.5

investigated the unusual what-up Pakistani mango trade.

0:18.9

Have you been able to acquire them in the United States

0:21.7

since moving here? I have not. So when he

0:24.3

he texts me to order I just text him back and he charges my credit card which is

0:31.3

on file with him. They're all basically either ignoring my emails or they're responding up until I want to interview

0:39.1

them and then they ghost me. Because before we don't find it, it's hard to find it.

0:45.0

Where did you find it?

0:47.0

Because the people deliver hats here.

0:49.0

He's coming somewhere in Texas or somewhere,

0:52.0

and the people bring from Texas.

0:54.0

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