Mangoes are a real treat at any time of the year. They taste delicious. In addition, they convince in terms of health. The only "problem": the preparation - more precisely the peeling and pitting of the fruit. In our guide you will learn the best techniques step by step.

If the core is difficult to remove, you can simply cut around it

Core ripe mango - practical instructions

Mangoes contain a large oval core that is relatively easy to extract when the fruit is ripe.

  1. Peel the mango lengthways. Simply use a potato peeler, a potato peeler or a sharp knife. Be careful to get as little pulp as possible.
  2. Use a sharp knife to score the flesh all the way to the core. In this way you halve the mango.
  3. Separate the halves of the fruit with your hands. The core is in one of them.
  4. Normally you can now pull out the pit without much effort and then process the mango as desired.

Note: If the mango is not yet ripe enough, i.e. relatively hard, this method does not work or only works poorly. In this case, it is advisable to try the second variant, which we will present to you in a moment with further step-by-step instructions.

What to do with an unripe mango

  1. Peel the mango (see step 1 above).
  2. Cut the fruit lengthwise all the way around to the core.
  3. Do not take the halves apart, but continue to slice the mango crosswise. This creates individual cubes that you can loosen from the core relatively easily.

tips

If the flesh can be separated from the pit without much resistance, you also have the option of cutting lengthwise wedges from the mango and serving them straight away.

Note: Ripe mangoes generally taste much more aromatic than unripe specimens. If the fruit is unripe, it is better to wait a few more days before eating it. To speed up the ripening process, place an apple next to the mango. This emits ethylene (gas) which is known to force other fruits to ripen. Conversely, you should strongly avoid storing very ripe mangoes (or other ripe fruit) with apples.

Simple alternative: simply cut the mango…

There is a third - slightly unconventional - way of separating the flesh of a mango from the pit. The first step is again to peel the fruit. Then you work more or less according to the “freestyle principle”: grab a knife and use it to gradually cut strips or pieces off the mango. With this method, you gradually get closer to the pit until finally all that remains is the pit (and a few bits of pulp clinging to it).

Important: This variant is particularly recommended if you want to go fast and it is not so important to present the fruit beautifully at the end.

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