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Sunday, January 30, 2005

How to slice a Mango

I've seen so many people struggle awkwardly to slice a mango. I know the only way I can save the world is to write a quick guide to slicing mangoes.

NEVER PEEL A MANGO.

Find the stem of the mango...It's the part that connects it to the tree. Now, hold the fruit so that the edge (they have a more narrow edge... you can find it!) is lined up with you (the edge should be perpendicular to your body).

Put your knife (a nice sharp knife) at the stem and cut slowly down through the fruit, hugging the giant seed inside. You should be able to easily lob off one half of the fruit this way, then simply rotate the fruit and repeat the process for the other side.

Each sliced half should now be halved again along its length. Then, clip your knife between the skin and fruit, cutting along the length of the fruit segment with your knife as close to the skin as possible. Bingo.. repeat as necessary (3 more times) and you're done. See the pictures below, or see this video. Sorry, the video is crude, but my digital camera's movie feature isn't the best, and there is little chance to edit.

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