How to slice a mango with a cup?

Mango lovers know the struggle of clumsily slicing their favorite fruit, only for it to lose its shape and end up turning into a juicy mess. But what if we told you that there’s an easier way to slice mangoes? Using just a cup!

Yes, you heard it right! By following some simple steps as discussed below, you can easily slice your mango without any fuss.

Get Your Tools Ready

Before diving into this unique method of slicing mangoes, make sure that you have all the necessary tools at your disposal. Here’s what you’ll need:

  • A knife
  • A cutting board
  • A ripe mango
  • A cup (preferably one with straight sides)

Yep, that is it! We’re keeping things easy and straightforward here.

Pick Your Mango Wisely

Choosing the perfect mango is crucial if you want to make the most out of this technique. You don’t want one that’s too green or too ripe; otherwise, it can get messy when trying to peel and cut it.

Make sure your mango has started changing color from green to yellow-orange and avoid picking those which are squishy. You also want to focus on finding flat areas within the seed because they make for better slices.

Prepare The Mango

Wash your hands before handling any food products as dirty hand contamination causes health problems unrelated to our topic but why take unnecessary risks around foods anyway?

Now let’s cut off both ends using our knife without hitting or shaving off much flesh so we expose slight portions of the seed inside (It’ll help us navigate through while cutting later on) Place then place down each end on either side looking like cylinders.

Next up in preparing is outlining where we will make our cuts by scoring once vertically alongside longer side seams while being cautious not go deeper than skin though gradually applying pressure downwards getting past fleshy parts. This helps expose the seed but still keeping it intact.

Lastly, feed your mango a little by slicing lines horizontally lining up with the scored cuts. Your mango should now look striped like pyjamas

Here’s how you can do this better:

Step Instructions
1 Cut off both ends of the mango.
2 Score the flesh vertically on either side of its flat inner seed without cutting through skin
3 Slice parallel to these scores, then crosswise to make cubes or slices closer to edges in uniformity

Grab Your Cup

Now that we have scored our Mango effectively and precisely. Let’s take our cup (preferably one with straight sides) into play! Put your bowl aside because their walls curve causing pieces not laying flat as required.

Hold your sliced part facing upwards in a firm grip while putting it over top opening of cup until they align properly which lets juices accumulate inside with every bit allowing easy separation from furry Seed hence letting us extract maximum fruit flesh possible effortlessly without wasting any part.

Let The Slicing Games Begin!

It’s time for some action! Hold the glass containing the cut mango half above an empty bowl, with utmost concentration, take a sharp knife and slide across one end towards other very closely thereby separating flesh outwards into dish where collected juice will drip so waste is reduced significantly also thanks giving way more control over size & shape when compared against freehand technique as witnessed before (not good aesthetically okay?)

Repeat same steps on other side leaving plenty juicy strips exposed on each side after siphoning off all possible bits around seed hopefully finishing job right away otherwise more leaking 🙂

Splitting seeds isn’t always perfect can’t agree? Be careful if doing so tread new territory cautiously since firmer fruits may invite slips endangering digits plus ruin good clothes stains that simply won’t come out (gasp!).

Clean Up And Enjoy!

Now that you have successfully sliced your mango using a cup, it’s time to clean up and savor the juicy goodness. Use a tissue to wipe off any juice or pulp on the knife and cutting board.

Once done, transfer all your Mango cubes onto one side of the dish while leaving remaining space for additional snacks like blueberries or strawberries even whipped cream if dessert is in mind making it visually appealing!

Now grab a fork and dig into that heavenly fruit without worrying about any mess. Congratulations, you have mastered the art of slicing Mango with just a cup!

Who would’ve thought that something as simple as a cup could revolutionize how we slice our favorite fruits? But now that you know this technique, say goodbye to sticky fingers and unevenly cut mangoes- The world is in precious need of more quirky food tricks 😀

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