Mango.. what to do!

[kazzee69]

Hi all, I bought a mango the other day and when I went to cut it up because it was quite ripe and soft it just sort of turned to mulch. It was so hard to cut up nicely and I ended up throwing it away. Does anyone know a way of cutting them properly? I still have one left and it beginning to be a little too ripe now.

[woofgang]

if its really mooshy, slice it open in a bowl, scoop out the inards with a spoon and mash to a pulp then add the juice of a lime, maybe a little sugar and freeze...delish

[silly moo]

Try these web sites:-

http://homecooking.about.com/b/a/180394.htm
http://wiki.ehow.com/Properly-Cut-a-Mango
http://www.cafe-express.com/www/html/ITKArchive2/tvkitch enmango.htm

It's worth the effort - I adore mango either as a fruit or juiced.

[kazzee69]

Thank you both. fantastic. Now I know how to cut it and I make a nice pudding with it. Many Thanks

[woofgang]

one of the best things that I have ever eaten in my life was a starter made from white crab meat, cubes of fresh mango and a very little thin mayonnaise dressing with lime in served on some bland salad leaves and just dusted with cayenne..sounds weird I know but it was excellent

[Dark Angel]

skin the mango whole. Hold it in your palm horizontally. with a knife, cut off vertically from bottom to top the 'cheek' that is on one side of the seed. Turn the mango to the other side hold vertically and cut the other cheek likewise. Turn to a side and cut of the piece on that side. Do likewise for the other side. You are left with only the seed and four slices two big, two small.

Use the mango as required.