How to Cut a Mango

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At first glance, the mango looks easy to cut, but the mango juice often comes out very messy. In addition, there is a large seed in the middle of the mango that makes it difficult to cut around. This article will show you two ways to cut mangoes to enjoy this delicious fruit.

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Square cut (hedgehog style)

Wash the mango. Hold the mango under cool running water and gently rub it with your hands as you wash it. ^{[1] X Research Source} You can also use a vegetable brush to scrub the surface of the mango, but this is not necessary, since you are not eating the mango skin anyway.

Place the mango on a firm cutting board. Use your non-dominant hand to hold the mango upright on the cutting board. You will cut the mango from the top. ^{[2] X Research Source} The dominant hand holds a serrated knife.

Use a serrated knife to cut the mango into three pieces. ^{[3] X Research Source} The middle of the mango has a flat seed that cannot be cut. Even the mango is oval in shape. When cutting a mango into three pieces, you need to cut two parallel pieces on either side of the mango seed, usually about 2cm thick.

The two flattest edges of a mango are called “mango cheeks.”
When slicing a mango, you should try to cut it so that the cheek has as much flesh as possible, as this is the part you will be eating.
You should end up with three pieces of mango: two with thick flesh and a middle piece with seeds.

Cut the umbrella on the mango cheek piece. ^{[4] X Research Source} Use a knife to cut longitudinal and transverse lines on two pieces of mango cheeks. ^{[5] X Research Source} Each cut should be spaced about 1.5 cm apart and should not break the shell.

Press on the skin underneath the mango cheeks so that the mango flesh sticks out. The mango slices will spread out like the back of a hedgehog, so this mango cut is also known as the “hedgehog style”. You are now ready to take out most of the mango flesh.

Use a pruning knife to cut the mango pieces from the skin. Now you can cut the mango pieces from the skin and enjoy. Be careful because the mango skin is very thin. If you cut off the shell, you can also cut the hand. Sometimes, if the mango is ripe enough, you can use your hands to peel each piece of mango. Many people like to eat mango right on the skin!

Use a small knife to cut around the mango seed. Place the mango with the seeds on a cutting board and cut around the seeds with a pruning knife. It can be difficult to know exactly where a mango seed is located, but usually where the cut is hard, it’s the seed. Mango seeds are also oval in shape.

Peel the skin off the remaining mango flesh. Use your fingers to gently peel off the seeded mango pieces. Mango skin is very thin and easy to peel.

Corn cut

Wash the mango. Hold the mango under cool running water and gently rub it with your hands while washing. ^{[6] X Research Source} You can also use a vegetable brush to scrub the mango skin, but this is not necessary as you will not be eating the mango skin.

Peel the mango with a vegetable peeler. ^{[7] X Source of research} The dominant hand holds the planer, the non-dominant hand holds the mango upright. Gently run the blade of the shaver, each long stroke, following the mango.

You don’t have to press too hard when peeling the mango.
Rotate the mango while peeling if necessary.
Be careful: your hands can be very slippery when you peel the mango.

Cut off the head and tail of the mango. Mango fruit has an elongated shape. The two ends of the mango are two small sides and have rounded ends. Cut the ends of the mango into flat sides.

Insert two forks holding the corn into the ends of the mango. ^{[8] X Research Source} The two pointed teeth of the fork holding the corn cob will easily penetrate the mango. You’ll hold the corn cob with a fork while you cut the mango flesh so that your hands are dry and it doesn’t get slippery when cutting.

Use a knife to cut the mango into three pieces. ^{[9] X Research Source} The mango has a flat seed in the middle that you can’t cut through. Even mangoes are oval in shape. When you cut the mango into three pieces, you will cut two parallel pieces on either side of the seed, about 2cm thick.

The two flattest edges of a mango are called the “cheeks,” and these are the two pieces you’re cutting.
When slicing a mango, you need to try to cut as much of the flesh of the mango’s cheek as possible, as this is the part that you will be eating.
You will end up with three pieces of mango: two on the sides and one in the middle with seeds.

Cut the mango flesh from the seeds. Use the same knife to cut the mango flesh, removing only the seeds. Do the same action as when peeling a mango: Bring the blade from the tip to the end of the mango and cut the flesh of the mango.

When the knife does not cut any more mango flesh, you have reached the mango seed.
Now you can enjoy the mango.

Advice

Make sure the mango is ripe. Ripe mangoes will not be too hard and will be a little soft. You can gently press on the mango to see if the mango is ripe or not.
Careful: Mangoes are very slippery!
Ripe mangoes will be very fragrant. The mango will also “sink” a little when you gently press on the peel.

Things you need

Serrated knife
Trimming knife
Chopping board
Ripe mango
Vegetable knife
Corn fork

Steps

Square cut (hedgehog style)

Corn cut

Advice

Things you need

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