Comments on: Slicing a Mango a Messy Proposition

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:24:26 +0000

She’s right you know…The best way to eat a mango is standing in a bathtub, wearing a rubber raincoat Ive just done it.

By: Elmer Diver

Elmer Diver — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:19:22 +0000

You’re blogging has really come on when I look back over previous posts. Actually I arrived here from a forum on an unrelated topic. Worth surfing sometimes. Thanks.

By: Jane Henson

Jane Henson — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:12:39 +0000

Mangoes are the bomb…I’ve got a tree in my yard that was planted when I was 5! Springfeld…and unfortunately, they are a bit too stringy for some. Very sweet though.
Thanks for the video…but hearing that knife going through a frozen mango was like fingernails on a blackboard to me. I can’t stand to hear someone chew on ice either…LOL
How about a mango ice cream recipe?

By: Jan Norris

Jan Norris — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:40:33 +0000

Agreed, but certain mangoes release from the skin better than others; our typical ones (Haden, Zill, Tommy Atkins and Kents – plus the Turpentine wild mangoes) are ferociously attached to the skins and pits. A good spoon makes a fine way to get more out – follow this video by Allen Susser, a chef buddy who wrote the book on mangoes – literally.
http://tiny.cc/ewn8t

By: Johnny

Johnny — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:49:48 +0000

In the video, it looks like she left as much on the peel as was cut from it. Guess being Scott, I’d want to save more of the fruit.

By: Jan Norris

Jan Norris — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:40:59 +0000

I’ve heard, and it may be anecdotal, that mangoes fruit great two years at a time, then rest, then back on again. Weather, of course, factors in.

By: ksteinhoff

ksteinhoff — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:34:50 +0000

Here's a piece on how we keep out mango trees from blowing down in hurricanes. (Knock wood.) I'm hoping the trimming causes the tree to bear more fruit next season. 2009 was a great year for both our trees, but they were getting a little bushy and we wanted the canopies cut back to reduce wind loading.

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Tree Trimming in West Palm Beach — Palm Beach Bike Tours — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:14:11 +0000

[...] We kept our fingers crossed through the peak of hurricane season this year because both trees were full of mangoes and we didn’t want to lose any. (A mango for you folks who’ve never had them is sort of like a peach, but larger, with smoother texture inside. They’re great fresh and equally good frozen. Foodie friend Jan Norris has more info.) [...]

By: Jan Norris

Jan Norris — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:12:13 +0000

Those are cooked versions. Fresh, I’ll go with mangoes. Visit India and see how many people are walking around eating tomatoes.
India is one of the most populous countries in the world and most say, the birthplace of mangoes.
Their mango “lassi” is bascially the national drink there.

By: Matthew Steinhoff

Matthew Steinhoff — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:03:41 +0000

The quantities are quoted in tons not units. Bananas weigh less thus the weight is lower while units are higher. That’s also why I say if you go with units and not weight, grapes would be by far the winner — I can eat 50 grapes in one sitting, try doing that with mangoes.

Between ketchup and salsa alone, I have to believe that tomatoes are the most popularly eaten fruit and that mangoes would be well down the list.

—Matt