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April 14, 2009
Tackle tropical fruit
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours
How many times have you eyed a pineapple, papaya, mango or other exotic and thought, no thanks when it came to dealing with the pit and seeds? Cutting into a tropical fruit can be intimidating. Today, challenge yourself to learn about cutting up tropical fruit. Then, buy a few especially exotic fruits at the store and make fruit salad, practicing these general guidelines: • Always use a sharp knife; it’s safer. • Remove stems first. • Try skinning first with a potato peeler. • Slice lengthwise, working around the seed. • Carve the flesh by working around the seed or pit. If you have any suggestions for the community – share!
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Mango! Still have another on my counter. I learned recently an easy way to cut up a mango. Guide the knife along the seed on the front and back of the mango (wide part) so you have two mango halves. Run your knife down the sides of the seed to get two other strips of mango. With the mango halves, use a knife and cut in a checkerboard pattern to the skin. Flip the mango inside out and just run your knife along the skin – lovely, juicy, cubed mango will fall free. With the strips, just run your knife under the mango to remove the skin and then cut up. Easy and delicious!
Mangos and blueberries are a great summer dessert
I LOVE tropical fruits, esp mango and pineapple! But I usually buy them frozen (so delicious by the way) but I would like to try them fresh even though they’re time consuming to prepare.
Try fresh; I eat every day fresh exotic fruits. It has good flavor than frozen fruits.
mango/strawberry shortcake was wonderful this weekend
mangos are great, especially to make salsa. It’s a fresh taste to serve over fish!
I have to get with it and cut up that pineapple we bought this week! It tastes so good! But if I don’t get with it even our piglets won’t want it! :)
Nothing like fresh pineapple spears! We like to lightly grill them
I LOVE MANGOS!!
i love fresh mangos
MMMMM…..mangos are my favorite fruit.
Yummy…...............
We get mangoes from all over the world for 365 days.
I work at a grocery store, so I’ll pick some up on my way out tonight!
We always buy fresh exotic/tropical fruits for salads or just to eat. Mango, Papaya, Star Fruit, anything that is not the “Norm” for people in the US. We love to experiment with new flavors and foods. We have even tried Durian. If you can get past the smell, it does have a wonderful flavor and texture, try it some time!
Try Pepino melon,pineaple guava and Feijoa for salad.