How to… Cut a Mango
I love mangoes in fruit salsas, salads & to snack on. They are the perfect summer fruit! Today I am sharing some knife skills education on how to cut a mango.
SELECT A RIPE MANGO: Look for mangoes that are football shaped rather than thin or flat. The flatter mangoes may be stringy. Avoid stringy looking, shriveled mangoes. The mangoes that are fuller & rounder usually have the deep color of a ripe peach instead of the yellowish green that the other varieties have.
Check the area around the stem; if it looks plump & round, the mango is ripe. With the stem end up, smell the mango. A ripe mango will have a sweet, fruity aroma & be slightly soft to the touch, like an avocado or peach. A few brown speckles is also a normal indication of ripeness.
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PREPARE to cut the fruit with a sturdy cutting board & desired knives. (I used a chef’s & paring knife.)
SLICE the mango lengthwise on either side of the center core.
TRIM the sides around the center core.
SCORE the fruit inside the peel, but not through the skin of the peel.
PUSH the fruit outwards.
Carefully REMOVE the cubes of fruit by cutting down towards the cutting board as close to the skin that you can.
REPEAT until all fruit is removed from the peel.
*1 medium to large Mango yields about 3/4 to 1 cup of cubed fruit.
Where has this post been my whole life? I am always hit and miss with Mango, I love it but sometimes they are overripe or under ripe and I just was not consistent with it. Thank you for your tips! Krista @ A Handful of Everything
Thanks for the great tips! I’ve always been scared of buying fresh mangoes, but I think I’ll try now:)
This is awesome! I love mangos, they can be pretty tricky to cut up properly, though! Thanks for sharing this tip!
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THANK YOU!!! I always mess it up, get frustrated, and by the time I’m done it is a hot mess. Yah!! Now I can finally cut a mango the right way. 🙂
Krista @joyfulhealthyeats
That’s awesome and I have to say a very creative way! I would never think of that, haha!
Awesome! I totally cut a mango the wrong way yesterday and though it still tasted good, it wasn’t the prettiest thing to look at! Thanks! I love your blog.
Cindy, it’s been a while since you have commented. I thought you stopped reading for a while there. Glad to have you back!
what great tips! we have a mango cutter to remove the core, but I never know where to go from there. Thanks!
You’re very welcome!
Thanks for this! I always have my son cut them for me. If he’s not here I’m out of luck.
Yeah, it’s not that bad actually. It’s really fun to pop out the squares. 🙂
Thank you so much for this. I bought some mango’s this weekend and I asked my husband, “how do I cut this?” He didn’t know either…LOL Thanks again… Following from HickoryTrail
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Angela
On my way!
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