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Today, I am going to show you how to cut and pick one of the most popular fruits in the world
I am going to show you 4 ways to cut mango!
But first, I am going to show you how to select the best, most ripe mango
If you look at these 2 mangoes, you see that they are pretty identical at first sight
You see a larger section of red
on both of them
But what you really need to be looking at is how much of the green do you have
you see how this green is so much darker than this
this is almost yellow
When you see green color on the mango, it means it's not fully wripe
This mango is definitely more ripe than this
As it has more of a yellow color to it
And that's what you really looking for
But the best way to select the best mangoes at the grocery store
Really depends on when you are going to use them
Mango is one of those fruits that actually will ripen up if you sit them on the counter
And leave it out for a few days
If you are buying a mango and thinking of using it in couple of days
You can use less ripe
But if you want to use the mango right away
You select the ones with the least green color on it
We are going to start with the most efficient way to cut mango
And we are going to go to different, more fun ways to cut mango
#1
For the first take, I am going to peel the mango first
And I am going to tilt my potato peeler
And basically peel it like that
And it will take a very thin layer of mango skin
The secret to peeling mango with the peeler
is not to put it just like that
But actually put it under the angel
And press down so once it gets under the skin
It actually starts peeling pretty easily
Then we are going to find a thinner side of the mango
And with the wide side going horizontally
And that's how the pit is going to be, it's going to be this way
And at this point it's going to be pretty intuitive
You simply cut two lines all the way through the mango pit
This way you know where the pit is
And like this
Be careful not to cut your fingers
Than you are going to cut it as a checker board
Into the sizes of the mango that you need
just like that
And then you simply cut it right about the pit
just like that
You see how easy it is, you actually feel where the pit is when you make the first cut
So it is much more intuitive and you are not going to run into the pit with your knife as much
if you need smaller cubes for any type of sauces or anything else
You just make more cuts over here, all the way to the pit
just like that
And we will cut this way as well
all the way to the pit
You can make them any sizes depending on what you need
Than you are just going to go half way first
And cut that
Look how beautiful it is
And one more time, you can even make 3 times if you need to
And you can do the same on the other side and take off these sides as well
#2
The second way to cut mango is to find that flat side again
And we are going to cut it right along the pit
Just like that
And BOO-YAH! you done
And you just grab it as you would eat ice cream or anything else
And enjoy it
#3
The third way to cut mango is again find that flat side
And I am going to recycle the other one from number 2
And we are going to cut along the pit as well
And if you ran into the pit with your knife, just move to the side
just like that
And you simply cut it into wedges or slices
just like a watermelon
Or any melon
And then you simply serve
just like any watermelon
This is a pretty efficient yet super easy way to cut the mango
And if you want to have a nicer presentation
You can actually cut the mango just like that
there you have it
You can simply serve it as finger food as well
Or you can cut it in half for example
And eat them with a fork
there you go, just like that
With any way of cutting mango, if you have this left
You can actually fell where the pit is
And cut it from the middle
To make sure you get all the way out
Same with the other side
And we are going to skin it as well
#4
The last, but definitely not least way to cut a mango
is to simply find the flat side as well
And cut it along the pit
just like that
And you simply going to cut it just like checker board in your hand
You want to make sure not to cut the skin
just to the skin
you can put a kitchen towel on your hand
if you are afraid of cutting it
ANd we are going to go this way as well
just go slow
No rush
Take your time
And you are simply going to turn it inside out, this way
And look how beautiful it looks
Wow
Tah-Dah!
You can actually serve it as well
From this point, you can simply cut off those small mango pieces with you knife like that
Very easily
This mango is not very ripe but it removes very nicely
Or you can even eat them right off the mango, just like thta
umm
This is great for small kids as they are small pieces
And already precut
Well I hope you guys enjoyed this video, go cut some mangoes
And let me know in comments below what you want me to do with all that cut up mango
Maybe some mango ice cream?
Or maybe even mango smoothie?
Or mango salad? Let me know what you think
I am thinking maybe mango ice cream
Let me know in comments below
And I'll see you next time
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