How to Cut (and Eat) a Mango

Name: How to Cut (and Eat) a Mango
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 mango

Some people call these mangoes "hedgehogs"; it's a great way to prepare a mango for eating, whether you want to enjoy it on its own or use it in a recipe, like our Avocado and Mango Salsa.

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Servings Servings

kitchen gear

Cutting board
Sharp knife (adult needed)

Ingredients

1 mango

Instructions

The mango has a flat, oval-shaped pit in its middle, and you want to slice downward on either side of the pit to free the flesh. Hold the mango with one hand and stand it on its stem end. Slice from the top of the mango, down one side of the pit, then repeat with the other side. You will end up with 3 pieces: 2 halves and a middle section with the pit in it.
Take a mango half and cut a "crosshatch" pattern in it, making cuts lengthwise and crosswise through the flesh, but stopping at the peel.
If you're eating the mango on its own, go for it! Peel the cubes off with your fingers — or, better yet, bite them right off the peel. If you're using the mango in a recipe, then cut the cubes away from the peel with the knife.
Peel the strips of skin off the middle section and nibble as much fruit as you can from the pit.

Notes

DID YOU KNOW?

You will likely see the larger red-and-green-skinned variety of mango at your supermarket— but spring is also the season for golden champagne mangoes (also called Ataulfo mangoes), and if you see one, snap it up! It's smaller than a regular mango, and incredibly sweet, creamy, and fragrant.