How to cut mango in order to peel it from a stone and peel and how to cut it properly after peeling

Summer is the time to recharge yourself with vitamins! They are full, in particular, mangoes. But many inexperienced fruit lovers do not know how best to chop it. A flat bone baffles many. Consider the simplest and most effective ways to get rid of the peel, seeds, and at the same time, cut the mango beautifully and quickly.

Before you cut, you need to understand whether the ripe mango

Before cutting, you need to determine the ripeness of the mango. The skin color and shape do not play a special role - they vary from grade to grade. For example, in the Francis variety, the peel is greenish-golden, and in Alphonse, it varies from purple to yellow. We will determine ripeness by other signs:

• smell. The peel of ripe mango exudes a sweet fruity aroma. He is strong enough to recognize him, not particularly sniffing;
• elasticity. A ripe but not overripe mango should clench in a fist like a tennis ball - not much at all. Then it immediately takes its original form, leaving no dents. If there is a dent - the fruit is overripe;
• stalk. The area around the stalk should be rounded and slightly raised. If the tip of the peduncle is as if sunk into the peel, then the fruit must ripen.

If the fruit you have chosen has not yet ripened, you need to leave it at room temperature for a couple of days, and then check for ripeness again. Experts also advise putting mangoes in a paper bag - so it ripens faster.

How to quickly and correctly cut a bone

The mango bone is in the center. It is large, flat and located along the entire fruit. To quickly get rid of it, we will use a sharp knife of medium length:

1. Cut a small piece of mango at the stalk.
   

   Enough 1–1.5 cm

2. Now turn the slice toward you. You will see a thin white strip. This is the bone.
   

   We cut off the top to see the direction of the bone

3. Cut the sides of the mango (they are called “cheeks”) parallel to the direction of the white strip. Cut about a centimeter from the bone.
   

   In the "cheeks" the most pulp

Done! Now we have two large pieces of pulp (“cheeks”) and a cut out center, in which the inedible bone occupies most of it. They usually throw it away, but if you want to get a little extra pulp, you can also remove the bone from it:

1. Put the cut piece flat on a cutting board.
2. With the edge of the knife, find the border of the bone - it will not cut through, unlike the pulp.
3. Circle the bone around the perimeter. It is usually oval in shape and occupies about 80–90% of the cut out center.
   

   The bone is not visible, so you have to cut to the touch

As a result, you get a ring formed by the peel and pulp.

Video: cut mango bone

How to peel mangoes

Mango peel is edible and even healthy. However, her taste is quite specific, and it is difficult to chew on it. So you have to remove it - for this you can use an ordinary knife, glass, spoon or knife to peel fruits and vegetables.

Knife

If the mango is ripe and dense, you can not be smart and remove the peel with an ordinary small knife. Holding the fruit in one hand, cut off the skin, as when peeling potatoes. But be careful - the flesh of the mango is very slippery. You need to do this operation slowly, above the table.

Glass trick

To clean the resulting “cheeks” from the peel, you can use a glass with thin walls:

1. Put a “cheek” on the edge of the glass so that the peel is outside and the flesh inside.
2. Pick up the peel with the edge of the glass, separating it from the pulp.
   

   Any glass cup with relatively sharp edges is suitable for this.

3. Now, continuing to press the “cheek” to the glass, lead it down.

As a result, you get clean pulp in a glass. Separated peel will be in your hand.

Peeling knife

If you have a special knife for peeling vegetables and fruits, then you can peel them. It is more suitable for unripe fruits. The main advantage of such a device over an ordinary knife is that the peeler will not remove too much pulp. In addition, it is much more difficult for them to cut themselves. Therefore, if you are not skilled at peeling fruit with a knife, then a peeler can help you.

The downside is the thickness and density of the peel of the mango. You will have to carry out a peeler in the same place several times. A blade that is not sharp enough may not even pick up the peel.

There is a special knife designed for cleaning and chopping mangoes. It is very popular in Vietnam, where this fruit is eaten a lot and often. It looks like the usual peeler, but the distance between the blades is greater.

Spoon

Ripe and ripe mangoes can be peeled even with a regular spoon:

1. Prepare the cut cheeks.
2. Use a large spoon to remove the flesh.
3. Done!

In an overripe mango, the peel easily leaves the pulp, so removing it with an ordinary spoon will not be difficult.

Incision

The ripe mango can be peeled by making one cross-shaped incision on the peel anywhere in the fruit. Then the skin is pulled by the ends - it can be easily cured. But on ripe and unripe fruits, this trick cannot be repeated - the flesh is too tight on the peel.

How beautiful and easy to chop mangoes at home

There are several simple and effective ways to beautifully cut mangoes.

Hedgehog (no need to clean beforehand)

For this method we need “cheeks” with a peel and a regular knife:

1. Cut the pulp in several rows along and then across to make cubes. Cut through the skin is not necessary.
   

   Holding the mango in your hand, be careful not to pierce the peel

2. Now “turn inside out” the fruit - push on the skin. The flesh will stick out, and the “cheek” will turn into a “hedgehog”.
   

   We have not yet separated the pulp from the peel, so it takes such a peculiar form

3. Separate the cubes with a knife. It’s best to do this on a bowl so that they immediately fall into the bowl.
   

   With this method, you will get large cubes - the best thing for a salad or fruit plate

Sliced

Almost the same way you can cut mango and straws (slices). To do this, take a knife and “cheeks” with a peel:

1. Make longitudinal cuts in the pulp of the thickness that you like in the slices. Cut through the skin is not necessary.
2. Now twist the fruit by pressing on the peel.
3. Cut the slices with a knife.

"Corn" (the fruit must be cleaned in advance)

If you have a special holder for corn (it looks like a fork), then you can attract it to slicing mangoes. The main difficulty in slicing is that the mango pulp is very slippery. With the help of such holders, we protect the hands and make the fruit more stable.

You will need a whole peeled mango:

1. Cut off the top and bottom to make flat edges.
   

   Cutting off the ends, you will see the location of the bone

2. Insert the corn holders into the cutting centers.
   

   The holder will easily enter the pulp of mango

3. Now cut the cheeks. On how to determine them, we wrote above.
   

   By resting your fingers on the holder, you protect your hand from slipping

4. You will have a bone center planted on corn holders. Holding the mango by its holders, you can peel all the flesh from the bone with a knife.
   

   In this way, you can collect maximum pulp from mangoes.

Exotic fruit is easy to peel if you know simple tricks. To cut mangoes, it’s enough to have basic kitchen tools and some free time.