How to peel and relish a mango by http://www.mangomogul.com

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 19, 2010 -- A mango is a delicious fruit that is filled with essential nutrients. This is the reason why, it is called the 'king of fruits'. The scientific name of mango is Mangifera indica. It is a tropical fruit and finds its origin in Southern and Southeast Asia.

Mangoes can be eaten in both raw and ripe form. In it's raw state, its flesh is hard, white and sour to taste. When a mango ripens, its flesh turns yellow or orange color, becomes soft, juicy and very sweet to taste. You can eat a ripe mango as it is, or can have it as a part of a fruit salad, salsa, pudding, cake, milk shake, with curd, etc. Peeling a mango is an art.

Best Way to Peel a Mango
Take a fully ripe mango and wash it well with water.
Take a knife and cut off the stem of the mango with a knife
Hold the mango in the grip of your palm. It should be in its upright position.
Take out the peel with the knife. Try to follow the curve and cut out only the peel, not the flesh.
Lay the mango on its flat end. Cut it into two pieces, cutting once from both the sides. Work around the flat, big seed in the middle.
As the result of the above step, you will get a total of three pieces of mango.

Take one piece and cut it 2-3 times vertically.
Now, make horizontal cuts in the same piece 3-4 times.
The above two steps will give you small cubes of mango. Put all the cubes so obtained in a plate or a bowl.
Perform the above three steps for the other big piece of mango that is without a seed.
Take the piece of mango which is with the seed. Hold it with your palm in a vertical position.
Cut the flesh from both the sides. This is possible by going straight down separately for each side.
Place both the long pieces obtained by performing the above two steps together.

Cut the two long pieces 2-3 times horizontally. You will again get cubes of mango.
Put all the cubes thus obtained in the bowl or plate.You may sprinkle a small amount of table salt or pepper on the mango pieces to enhance the taste. However, this step is only recommended to those who wish to have additional flavor. Otherwise, a mango is a complete fruit that does not need flavoring.

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