Cutting mangoes is not an easy process, as there is a large bone inside the fruit that is difficult to cut. Knowing the right ways to cut this fruit, you can easily cope with the difficulties.
Before you cut a mango, you should determine its maturity by smell and texture. The ripened fruit is resilient and has a rich aroma of melon and apricot, which means it will be easier to cut than immature. Consider the technology of slicing mango in several ways.
How to properly cut a mango with a stone?
Rinse the mango fruit under cold running water and wipe with a tissue. Armed with a sharp knife with denticles. Place the mango in a vertical position on the cutting surface and visually mark the location of the stone in the central part of the fetus. Cut a piece of pulp about 2.5 cm on one side and exactly the same piece on the other. Mango is divided into three parts: the two extreme pieces with pulp, and inside the middle is the bone.
Now you need to clean the pulp from the rind without losing fruit juice. For this, the flesh of the outer pieces is notched, without touching the peel of the mango. Before cutting the mango with cubes, use a sharp knife to make longitudinal and transverse notches about 1 cm apart, slightly turn the flesh inside out and cut the cubes straight into the plate.
Piece with a stone peel and cut the flesh around the bone. Sliced mango is better to eat raw and chilled to soften the oily taste of the fruit.
How nice and right to cut mangoes?
Before you cut the mango, cook the vegetable peeler and the corn holder. These kitchen tools will help to cut the mango quickly and easily. Carrying a vegetable-peeling top down, remove the peel from the fetus.
Cut the upper and lower ends of the mango to form a flat surface. Insert the corn holder into the top and bottom of the mango, for more convenience during cutting.
Holding one hand behind the holder, make longitudinal incisions along the entire pulp of the mango, touching the stone.
Cut the resulting lobes with a knife, moving them from top to bottom, as when peeling and enjoy the taste of fresh mango.