MANGO FRUIT SKIN
Using a vegetable peeler, remove all of the skin from the mango.Ĭut the cheeks. There’s another method you can use if the above seems too technical. Use a knife to cut away any edible mango. Cut and remove any additional mango flesh until the pit is all that’s left. To get to this, place your paring knife into the skin of the midsection piece and carefully cut between the flesh and the skin to remove it. There may still be some edible mango left around the pit. Place your tool of choice where the flesh meets the skin and cut/push/scoop it off. You can remove the mango pieces by either using a paring knife, your thumb, or a spoon. Cut a grid in opposite direction int.o each cheekĬut, peel, or spoon the flesh. Use a knife to make a cut next to the pit.
Repeat this step with the other mango cheek. Turn the mango 90 degrees and make vertical cuts that intersect the previous ones in a crosswise fashion. Pay careful attention not to cut all of the way through into the skin. Using a small paring knife, hold the mango in your non-dominant hand and make vertical incisions into the flesh of the mango. You should have 3 slices of mango at this point (2 cheeks and 1 midsection with the pit.)ĭice the flesh. Repeat this process with the left side of the mango. Starting from the top of the fruit, cut all of the way down to the bottom. Insert a sharp knife about ¼-inch to the right of the midline. Place the mango on a cutting board with the stem facing up. Here are the steps to cut and remove the right and left cheeks of the mango from the pit: Use a KnifeĪ mango has a thin pit running down the middle of the fruit. There are two different methods you can use to cut a mango. Now that you’ve selected a good, ripe mango, it’s time to start preparing it by peeling, cutting, slicing, and/or dicing. Once they are ripened, you can place the fruit in the refrigerator for a few days. You can also place the mango in a sealed paper bag for 2 days if you would like to speed up the process slightly. Mangoes will ripen naturally on their own if kept at room temperature for a few days. If it gives slightly when squeezed, it is ripe and ready to eat.Ī mango will also emit a slightly sweet and fragrant aroma from its stem end as it becomes more ripe. To determine if a mango is ripe, apply firm but gentle pressure to the fruit. Much like avocados and peaches, selecting a ripe mango depends primarily on how they feel, and not so much on their appearance or color. While they can normally be found year-round in the United States, May through August is mango season, with June-July being their peak production time. They are sweet enough to be eaten on their own as a dessert or snack or used in recipes such as Mango Salsa or Sticky Mango Rice. Mangoes are made up of a thin, inedible skin (or peel) with a juicy pulp (or flesh) and a thin, oblong pit running through the very center of the fruit. They are grown on trees and typically found in the tropical regions of South Asia, with India and China being the top producers. Mangoes are a stone fruit, like peaches, plums, and nectarines. Or you can even mix them into a Homemade Mango Avocado Salsa or make a Mango Green Smoothie! If you have never had Mango Lassi, you’re going to want to try it immediately.Īnd even though they may initially seem a bit intimidating, there are actually 2 super easy ways you can quickly cut and peel them in less than a few minutes! What are Mangoes? The soft and delicate texture, mixed with their natural sweetness makes them a delicious and healthy after-dinner dessert you can feel good about enjoying. You guys… if you don’t already know – mangoes are the freakin’ BEST! Recently the hubby requested a few mangoes from the grocery store since they are currently in season.īeing a little bit of a stranger to this fruit, I acquiesced but was not entirely enthused to try it out.Īs he carefully cut, peeled, and diced this brightly colored fruit I became curious to see what all the hype was about.
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