Mangoes

--Could someone tell me if mangoes are really that good?

[email] wrote:

Direct your message to anyone at University of Hawaii, and you'll be deluged with responses.

They are delicious, but difficult to eat unless you know how to free the pit from the meat of the fruit. Juicy, sweet, and satisfying.

In article , [email] wrote:

I love them! It's very important to get a ripe one, though. Unripe ones taste <blah> at best. The best way to eat a mango, I've found, is to strip down to an old t-shirt, your underwear, or less--the juice runs down your arms and gets all over the place--before you cut it open. The avocado method of slicing usually works, although the core is very fibrous and you can sometimes have an even bigger mess on your hands. If you are successful with the avocado method (slice around the mango and twist the halves), then you can easily peel back the skin and cut the mango into slices. If you are unsuccessful--as evidenced by a mango that starts to squish but does not break into two when you twist the halves, just peel the skin with your knife and either cut slices off the core or chew around it until you can't get any more off. Then take a shower.

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SeinPara: "It was Lori - all this talk about mangoes - it's too much pressure!"

My grandfather used to say that mangoes were irrefutable evidence of the existence of a loving God.

Try 'em, Danny! (They really are yummy!)

Lori Hylan ([email]) wrote:

strip : down to an old t-shirt, your underwear, or less--the juice runs down your : arms and gets all over the place--before you cut it open. The avocado : method of slicing usually works, although the core is very fibrous and you : can sometimes have an even bigger mess on your hands. If you are successful : with the avocado method (slice around the mango and twist the halves), then : you can easily peel back the skin and cut the mango into slices. If you are : unsuccessful--as evidenced by a mango that starts to squish but does not : break into two when you twist the halves, just peel the skin with your : knife and either cut slices off the core or chew around it until you can't : get any more off. Then take a shower.

I have tried the avocado method, and it just doesn;t seem to work.

Instead, I peel, and then gnaw like the dickens.

matt san jose, ca

In article [email] (Matt Yuen) writes:

Hi Matt: You're absolutely right -- I do gnaw them once I get past all the easy to cut parts (uh, my name is Dalma Dickens, so I guess it's ok to tell everybody to gnaw the way I do <grin>.

Dalma

This is *THE* way to cut a mango. First cut it parallel to the seed on both sides (of the seed) Then take one half and cut it like your making a grid system. Then push it inside out so the mango flesh is sticking out and the skin is like the inside of a bowl. Then just bite off the mango flesh. It is absolutely my favorite fruit in the world. Mango juice is good if you want to know how it tastes. They also make mango ice cream in some places. Yumm yumm.

make sure it's ripe or it'll be baaaaad.

I just finished watching "Yan Can Cook," and he performed this same feat with a mango. But the first set of slices were at a 45 degree angle, and then the perpendicular slices were stright up-and-down. Gotta try this soon.

There are street vendors in downtown San Jose (go sharks!) who sell mangoes on a stick, but I haven't quite figured out how they cut them.

matt yuen san jose ca

My wife just got some *dried mangoes* at the health food store where she works. Yum!

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In article , [email] wrote:

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But how do you know when a mango is ripe? What color? How does it feel?

In article [email] (Scott Philben) writes:

They're good when they're getting red and slightly soft--not too squishy, though, or they're over-ripe. If they're over-ripe, they'll probably be close to completely red. Don't get them if they're hard, though, they'll be sour and awful.

Depending on how they sit in the box/store, they change color unevenly (like peaches do). Even if only one side is red, it should be ripe enough and good throughout.

Geez...a lecture on mangoes. I feel like Kramer.

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IS> My wife just got some *dried mangoes* at the health food IS> store where she works. Yum!

IS> "I feel something .... I'm back! Jerry, I'm back!"

Well, did it do for you what it did for George? <G>

Tom

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--When I posted the original question on Mangos: "Are they really good..." I was curious about how long it would take for someone to refer to the second meaning of my question.

It appears that you are the first to aknowledge it.

--Daniel