Elle's Kitchen: How to Slice a Mango

Yesterday Mr. Wonderful woke me

up saying, "I tried to cut the mango

for breakfast and I couldn't get the

knife through it."  I popped an eye

open and realized in a 29 year

relationship I have evidently been

the ONLY mango slicer in this house.

That had to change...

Hold the mango in its side and

imagine a 1" to 1 1/2" strip running

through the center, that is the pit.

Make a cut on the right hand side

as shown and repeat on the left.

You will have 2 pieces that

look like this.

Score the flesh with a knife

in a 1/2" grid pattern, taking

care to not cut through the skin.

Holding it in both hands, place

your index fingers in the center

of the skin side and pop it, it now

looks like a bloom of mango.

This makes a nice presentation.

Or you can cut the cubes off the

skin and serve it this way.

Be sure to not waste the edible

part around the pit, that is the

treat for the slicer.