My Two Cents about the Mango Hack that Divided a Nation
Join my severely biased and one sided discussion about a certain recent... 'Mango Hack'
There's at least one thing that you can guarantee about Australian's.
Aussies are creatures of habit. We don't like change - make no mistake, we're definitely chilled out and super easy-going, but there's just something comforting about routine, tradition... creature comforts if you will, that offers the kind of security we thrive on.
When a viral internet hack circulated the globe, the very ritual of Aussie mango-eating culture that we had all come to know and love, was threatened. *cue dramatic pause*
Let's just say my good ol' Aussie cobber-folk, were engaging in heated debates, stood in front of Barbecues across the nation.
Now if you're not familiar, let me introduce you to the apparent 'other way' to cut and eat a Mango. Pffft, insulting if you ask me...
Credit: Swuzi
The video included a person showing us all 'How to cut and eat a Mango Fruit with minimal waste' by; circling it's width with a knife, twisting the pieces similarly to the way you would an avocado to pull it loose, sucking the sugary flesh off the exposed side of the stone, leveraging the other side of it out with a spoon - then proceeding to use said spoon to scoop out the remaining fruit.
Just as a side note: Did you know that there is a website dedicated to mango facts? https://www.mango.org/mango-facts/ the site contains fun facts about mangos, such as their origin (India, some 5000 years ago), the fruit group they belong to (the drupe family, who knew?) and even facts such as it's sugar content, and acidity!
In my humble opinion, there's a couple of things wrong with this. For a start, it doesn't work. Okay so it kind of worked when I tried it, and maybe I'm just severely uncoordinated, but for the life of me I couldn't get that little sucker off! I had to hold it so tightly that I wrung the life out of that innocent mango before I even had a chance to enjoy the sweet satisfaction of bringing it to my lips! I almost chopped a finger off, too. I don't know about you, but I'm not particularly inclined to brave my mango paired with a tinny flavoured scarlet jus. Furthermore it took way too long, the kind of drawn out process that first had me salivating, before throwing my hands in the air to sulk away trying to convince myself 'I didn't even want a spot hitting, sweet tooth satisfying, delightful...juicy mango anyway' (yeah, right!). Finally, it's just plain wrong for goodness sake! Why fix something that ain't broke, am I right?
On a more serious note, I couldn't help but observe that it wasn't particularly aesthetically pleasing. If you're anything like me, then you too, spend time perfecting your slicing technique to fold your mango out, and reveal the masterpiece within (it makes it taste better too, trust me).
Let's reiterate... Reasons to save your own time:
1. It's perhaps not as clever and effective as the original 'hack'-discovering mastermind would have you falsely believe.
2. You would prefer to enjoy your Mango before becoming old and shrivelled.
3. You enjoying having ten fingers in tact.
4. You adapt poorly to change, and are offended by the very prospect that your own method (which has been tried and tested to be perfectly adequate) could be the inferior technique of the two.
In conclusion, I think you can probably gather that unsurprisingly; I myself, along with many other mango lovers across Australia, were not convinced by this short-lived fruit consumption dilemma.
The good ol' Aussie side-slice/suck, prevails!
About the Creator
Madeline Tetzner
A kind, genuine and warm lover of the arts.
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