How To Peel A Mango

Introduction

I was chatting with my son-in-law Mark the other week and the concept of fruit cutting and peeling came up. There are three fruits that I tend to cut up and keep in the fridge to eat later.

I am fine with Honeydew Melon, I can just about deal with Pineapple, but Mango I found very awkward.

Mark then told me I should use a potato peeler to remove the outer skin then cutting up the mango is very easy.

I've included a video showing three methods to cut a Mango, but I have just gone for the potato peeler method.

Cutting Up The Mango

My potato peeler of preference is a Lancashire Potato Peeler.

I peeled two mangoes as you can see and that left them ready for cutting. When I previously just cut them with a knife I could only get thin slices with skin on and then there was a lot of flesh left on the "pit" but that could be chewed off but not kept.

When I had peeled the mango I could slice huge chunks off the "pit" and although the "pit" is apparently edible (it is very hard) I just binned it for composting.

Now I have a big dish of juicy mango chunks and my Lancashire Potato now has another use.

Conclusion

This piece is not long enough for FEAST but is a CRITIQUE of a favourite fruit of mine and the way of peeling it and eating it.

That is why this is in CRITQUE.