Are you one of the people that buy pre-packed mango because it is so fiddly to cut up? Have you tried my method of cutting a mango? It takes a couple of minutes and will have you swapping from pre-packed to save money when you can. A fresh mango can often be bought from around 60p depending on where you shop and how in the season they are. Pots of mango are around £2 so if you can get used to easily cutting them it will save you money quite easily. Here are my steps to easily cut a mango!
Step 1 to cut a mango
Looking at the mango from the stalk end you can see it isn’t round it is wider one way than the other so hold it like this.
Step 2 cutting your mango
Taking the large knife carefully slice down one side of the stalk so the knife runs down the side of the stone as close to the stone as possible. Then do the same on the other side.
Step 3 – trim around the stone
Trim the flesh from around the stone piece then score each of the other two pieces so the knife cuts through the flesh but NOT the skin.
Step 4 – getting the fruit out
Using the spoon scoop out the flesh as close to the skin as possible. This means the minimum amount of flesh is wasted!
Step 5 – Enjoy your mango
If you want to enjoy your mango then now is the best time, whilst you can store it in the fridge for a few days it is best when enjoyed fresh!
