How can you tell if a mango is ready to be eaten? How are you supposed to eat a mango? Can you eat the skin?

As you may have guessed, i've never had a mango but i just bought one at the store and i want to try it.How can you tell if a mango is ready to be eaten? How are you supposed to eat a mango? Can you eat the skin?
A mango is ready to be eaten when its perfectly ripe. The best way to identify that is by pressing it slightly, if its hard like an apple its unripe but if it is soft somehwat like a banana it is ready to be eaten, make sure to eat it before it gets over ripe.





Mango peels can not be eaten, wash and peel the mango completely. There is a hard kernel inside 9 not edible) just slice the mango from over the kernel and eat with a fork.How can you tell if a mango is ready to be eaten? How are you supposed to eat a mango? Can you eat the skin?
It should smell fruity and sweet if you sniff the skin. It should not be super soft, but have a little give to it. Don't eat the skin. Hold it with the stem part up on a cutting board. It is thinner one way than the other. Gently start slicing just off center from the top down. The seed is BIG and oval shaped. You will feel the flat side of the seed with your knife. Slice off both sides from seed. Carefully run the knife through the meat of the fruit, but not through the skin. Making a sort of checkerboard looking cut. Now push up on the skin, sort of turning the piece inside out. now the skin is rounded in instead of out and the cubes of fruit are sticking up off the skin. slice them off and enjoy. Yummy!
its ripe when the skin has a pink color , and also smells sweet, do not eat the skin, the mango has a big seed so just cut it along the sides and peel the skin of, mango is one of my favorites fruits, I hope you'll enjoy it, you can use in fresh salsa recipes, mix with water and ice, make a nice smoothie, cook with suga rand cloves until soft, top ice cream
Easy Slices





1. With a sharp thin-bladed knife, cut off both ends of the fruit. 2. Place fruit on flat end and cut away peel from top to bottom along curvature of the fruit. 3. Cut fruit into slices by carving lengthwise along the pit.





With A Spoon





1. Use a sharp knife to slice off mango ';cheeks'; lengthwise. 2. Separate halves as shown, saving the tasty center. 3. Use spoon to scoop out fruit from halves. Enjoy, sweet center over the sink.





Cubes





1. Start with the Mango ';cheek';; Fillet off its pit lengthwise. 2. Cut 1/2'; squares by scoring mango with a sharp knife. Do not cut through skin. 3. Turn mango half ';inside out,'; separating cubes. Slice off squares with a knife.





On A Fork





1. Cut skin on top of mango crosswise. 2. Pull skin away from fruit in quarters or eighths. 3. Place mango on a fork and serve.








How to select and store





Selecting the ripeness of mangos can be determined by either smelling or squeezing. A ripe mango will have a full, fruity aroma emitting from the stem end. Mangos can be considered ready to eat when slightly soft to the touch and yielding to gentle pressure, like a ripe peach. The best flavored fruit have a yellow tinge when ripe; however, color may be red, yellow, green, orange or any combination. The ideal post harvest storage temperature for mangos is 55潞 F. When stored properly a mango should have a shelf life of 1 to 2 weeks. We have found that the best way to ripen a mango is at room temperature, on the kitchen counter and if you wish to accelerate the process place in a paper bag overnight (some folks place an apple with the mango in the bag to create more natural ethylene gas and further decrease the ripening time). Once ripened the mango can be refrigerated for a few days, but should be used shortly thereafter.





Drinks


Name Of Recipe MANGO-STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI


Servings





Ingredients


3 large strawberries


1/2 cup light rum


juice of 2 limes


2 tbsp.sugar


2 cups crushed ice


strawberries for garnish


1 cup mango chunks





Directions In a blender, combine all ingredients until smooth and frothy. Pour into chilled glasses and serve with strawberry garnishes.





Desserts


Name Of Recipe FROZEN MANGO YOGURT





Servings 6


Ingredients


2-3 tbsp. honey


2 tsp. chopped fresh ginger


1 egg, separated


pinch of salt


pinch of cream of tartar


2 tbsp. sugar


2 cups unflavored yogurt


2 medium mangos





Directions Peel, pit and chop fruit. Puree with honey and ginger in blender or food processor. Bring puree to boil in small saucepan. Gradually whisk in beaten egg yolk, then set aside to cool. Beat egg whites with salt and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar until stiff peaks form. Stir yogurt into mango mixture then fold in egg whites. Spoon into a shallow metal pan and freeze until firm, stirring occasionally.
I've never had one either, but my Mexican neighbor eats em all the time, I guess its a Mexican fruit. I think you have to peel em and theres a big pit inside somewhat like an avocado.
it should be pretty soft. there's a core in the middle that runs the length of the thing and is pretty wide. you have to cut the fruit off of it and it's best to score the fruit inside the skin after you cut it off the core and scrape it from the skin. no, you don't eat the skin. mango fruit is kind of slimy and very, very slippery so be very careful when you cut it. it's good.
well if it's soft to squeeze then it's probably ripe. there's a large, flat pit in it so use the instructions from http://www.wikihow.com/Cut-a-Mango to cut it. the skin is edible/not poisonous, but i don't know how it tastes...





hope this helps. :)