Squeeze & Suck, Slice & Dice or Total Body Commitment?
>> Saturday, 26 April 2008
Take your mind out of the gutter! I am asking how you eat your mangoes! That's what this week's column is all about, the methods some of us employ when eating ripe mangoes. Read and tell me which of those techniques you employ when devouring a succulent mango, known in Hindu Mythology as the "Food of the Gods."
This week I am not going to tempt you with Mango Milkshake with Ice Cream, Stuffed Chicken with Mango Guacamole, Mango Souffle, Mango Salsa, Mango Chicken with Red Peppers or Blackbean, mango, Lime & Cilantro Salsa. But you click on the links and surrender to the temptation. I'm only presenting mangoes in the next best way I enjoy them, as a sorbet. I used David Lebovitz's recipe from The Perfect Scoop. You can also check out and send all your mango creations to Chris of Melle Cotte's Cinco de Mango event. So whether you make a mango mousse, margarita, martini, custard, cake, curry or chutney enjoy the mango season!
Elle & Ben, thank you both for the Excellent Blog award, I am chuffed. Will wear it proudly on the blog soon.
"I find it unnerving to see how stubbornly people -mainly women- stick to the idea that a male child is superior to a female child." Want to know what this quotation is all about? You'll have to read Bee's post this week at Forgive Me My Nonsense..."
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LOL, love the title Cyn... I am a slice and dice gal... :) Once while I eating a mango whole I took one bite and saw half a worm in the rest of the fruit in hand, so I don't dare biting into a whole mango anymore..
I am loving the squeeze and suck method though, I've never tried it before! Reading the descriptions of all the techniques in your column was just pure torture... I must have one right away!
Great title!
All techniques have been tried and tested many many times.
Settled on the slicing and dicing.
KOS (kid over shoulder)is going yummy, yummy at those pictures.
Ah, gutter - a friend told me that an expression she's familiar with, of the way to eat mangoes, is 'squeeze the bum, lick the mouth'! This is particularly true of mangoes that are so juicy they cannot be cut - they are called 'rasaalu' (pl.) or 'rasam' (sing.) and that is exactly how they are eaten if you don't want to make a mess!
I only tried my first fresh mango about a year ago - and have been hooked ever since! I made an amazing mango sorbet, but I love how it goes so well with fish as well.
Slice, dice, squeeze, it doesn't make a difference. Eating mango is more of an experience, IMO :)
Cynthia, the title is sexy, mango's are sexy and why...you're sexy! There, I said it...let the hubby know it's the utmost complement to the wife. ;)
We had two ginormous mango trees in the yard back home. One of which grew near a tin roof that hung over the carport area. I remember running across that tin roof to gather the yellow mangoes while my mother yelled at me because she didn't think the roof would support the weight of anyone. I once fell off that tree and sprained some body part, the 25th sprain before reaching 10 years old. My love for mangoes is still rich and strong.
This loooks so refreshing and delicious!
that first pic would have won CLICK for sure.
lovely Cynthia a perfect picture for the start of the mango season.
MMmm ... I agree with the Hindu's It really is the fruit of the Gods. That Manage Souflee sounds lovely. But I take it anyway I can ;-)
MMmm ... I agree with the Hindu's It really is the fruit of the Gods. That Manage Souflee sounds lovely. But I take it anyway I can ;-)
Mmm mangoes....I'll have them sliced and diced please :-)
Beautiful pictures Cynthia!!! I love Mangos are delicious! I have a mango's mousse in my Blog and is delicious, know I see yours I want to make more mangos recipes!!!xxGloria
My all time favourite mango variety is HARUM MANIS from Indonesia. It literally means FRAGRANT SWEET. The color of the skin even when ripe is dark green with a tinge of orange by the stem area. The flesh is firm and the aroma is ambrosia.....It is not as fibrous as the others. Unfortunately, since it is highly perishable, they are for local consumptions. So if you visit Indonesia during the mango season, look for HARUM MANIS variety.
I am a mango lover:)) Cynthia, your pictures are mouthwatering and reminded me to go to the nearest grocery store to get the fruit.Nice post!
I love mangoes! I eat them when not overripe and still crunchy...
I either mix the cut flesh with passion fruit pulp, prepare them in the Thai way with sticky rice, make salsa, etc...
Your pictures are absolutely stunning!
Cheers,
Rosa
I like it raw and juicy! Hehehe. There is one kind of mango that in Mexico is called honey drop, or something like that, and that is the most delicious mango I've ever eaten. I love mangoes!
Thanks for the mention :)
I am so bad - my brain so went there! LOL Thanks for mentioning my event. :)
Hmmm. I would have to say slice and dice. Mango sorbet is one of my favorites. Mine never looks quite that vibrant, though. I love your photos. That mango jumps right off the screen!
Love the title Cynthia!! Mangoes are an all time favourite.. I love them raw n ripe ... n just sliced n diced.. !!
You have cut the mango so well...u take out amazing pictures
doesnt matter if it is sliced, diced, squeezed or whatever....its is that luscious fruit that makes me go for one more :)
WOW, that's looks great, delicious!!
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I've got that book and I am SO making this! The mangos that we get here (imported) are really sad compared to your big juicy ones, which I would do anything to squeeze and suck!
Oh, my goodness, I'm dying here. Dying for a good mango. We simply cannot get anything decent, and when I think of the varieties I used to enjoy in Grenada . . . do you know, I can't even remember the name of my favorite one, now? That's just sad. The sorbet looks beyond awesome. Oh, and my preferred method is to halve it and do the "cube" thing. Even then, I pretty much take a bath in it!
yum yum! I wish mangoes are in season now again! hehe
My dad had mango trees in our backyard in guyana... its incredible the different tastes between the different variety. My preference was the beautifully curvy creamy mango with cheeks blushing so sinfully... i used to love squeeze and suck... but now as I'm older, I love slice and dice...but always, I devour completely with only a dried seed remaining.
Cynthia, I'm craving mangos right now! You take such beautiful photo's! each and everyone is so enticing!!!
i love mangoes... the pictures are so tempting! pl send across the ice cream bowl....
This looks so very delicious I think I am on the next plane to your place! I need a succulent mango right now!
The only real way to eat mango is in the bath.
i love love love mangoes!
I knew exactly what this entry was about by just reading the title :). I had my mango fix yesterday, it was sooo good, I didnt even sprinkle any salt and pepper. I do not like when a mango is overly mushily ripe, I love when it is sweetish, but is still firm and has a tiny touch of green. I usually begin by slicing and dicing the mango into diamonds, and end by sucking the seed. Mangoes are something that I can get completely lost in. The fact that they are good for you- bonus!
Food of the gods, indeed. I eat mangos however I can. I know, being American and having only tasted mangos from Mexico, that my palette has not even scratched the surface.
Oh, how fun that you stopped by, and shortly after my new post. Great to hear from you, Cynthia, and thanks for the great comments.
Awesome mango photos! Yummmmers! Sure helps me to get mangoes on my list for this summer. Have a great day. :-)
What a lovely presentation, thanks for the tips on cutting.
Lovely pictures of delicious mangoes! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Cynthia.... Ur Mango Sorbet looks delish!..... so tempting.... Love it...
I had mango for the first time in some pancakes recently. So sweet, delcious and juicy...truly the fruit of the Gods:D
looks so tempting.mangoes are my favourite fruit.my granda used to bring them by the baskets from the farm.remember the sand mango that can hold in your mouth onetime ,ripe or green it is sweet.
I am so jealous that you get such awesome looking mangoes. I wish the US got juicy mangoes like the ones we got back in India. sigh. I guess I should be content in just drooling away at your pics :o(
nice slice job.....mango is so good in so many ways
Mangoes are my favourite fruits.Waiting impatiently for all the yummy dishes :)
Yum yum!!! drooling over the pictures.. Im gonna eat so many mangoes today.. :P
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Enjoy!!
The mangoes are so ripe and a beautiful golden colour! This type of mango (green yellowish skin with pinkish bottom) is very expensive here. How nice to enjoy homemade mango sorbet.. yummy
Mangoes are so popular this week!
I went shopping the other day and there was a huge crate of them on sale.
I've had bad luck with mangoes. They're either under or over ripe. I can never seem to get a good dice out of it, like your picture.
I wonder if it's just where I live.
After sucking on the mango dices intact on skin, I will suck the seed which tends to have some mango remains. Boy, I am a sucker for mangoes!
My older daughter maintains that the only way to eat a mango is in the bathtub... and so she does.
there are so many great recipes in the Perfect Scoop! I definitely have to try the mango sorbet now.
mangoes are indeed "Ambrosia" to me and all indians alike! but hey, the whole world loves them too! and this post is a lovely presentation of how creative you can get with them! that mango ice cream looks delicious!
I like mango very very much. Your photos are wonderful.
Hehehe, nice title! I once had some kid make me the best darn mango smoothie I ever had and I have no idea how he did it...but it was soooo good!
I'd be of the slice and dice variety too... but you certainly got me thinking about other ways to treat a mango :)
Isn't mango the most lovely fruit? One of my personal favorites. However, I don't think the flat seed which runs throughout most of the fruit is lovely. It is a really nasty seed. I work around it.
Your mango sorbet looks divine, Cynthia!
yum! i just had mangoes for the first time this season a few days ago! I have trouble with the cross-hatch slicing though -- I can never cut them in half properly without destroying them!
I must say I absolutely love your blog design!!! It's super great!!!
What awesome photos, Cynthia! Love the way you've taken the first one. You're right about mangoes being the food of the gods in Hinduism. There's a rather famous story revolving around a mango in Hindu mythology. Suffice it to say that a mango was responsible for splitting a family (albeit temporarily)!
definitely not a squueze and suck...for me it's either go wholesale into the messiness of grabbing the peeled mango or the uber-sterile approach of slicing away :-) No in betweens.
Those mangos looks really good, especially the mango ice cream! Nice photos!
I've superbookmarked this post, I love mangoes!
I eat it exactly the way you showed.... I have to confess that I have not been to your site in awhile, because there are just so many. What a shame, I spent a good hour on your site this morning and am so inspired now. You are just so talented...
Squeeze the juiy ones, slice the others... the important part is to eat the mangoes! :)
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I'm a slicer and dicer - and a total fan of mango ice cream or sorbet. Whichever I can get!
Is this Food porno Cynthia? I'll skip the squeeze and suck(lol). Slice and dice is my method. Lovely, lovely, lovely pictures.
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Wow Mangoes are my favorite ! Loved your pics to bits :) The scoops looks absolutely delicious !
you are mean mean mean for putting up something like this!! i love mango to no end and mango guac?? i want to make mango foster... hmmm
Hey Cynthia...my fave fruit bursting out from one of my fave blogs! Stunning & droolicious!! Another more than deserved award awaiting you...the Arte y Pico award! Cheers
I love mango. My aunt has many trees in her backyard in Puerto Rico.
Oh i love the kind of food that requires full body commitment. Those mangoes look so delicious i would probably roll around the pits and the skins after i'm done eating the flesh. That's real love! :-)
hahaha my mind was still in the gutter...those are gorgeous! mango is one of my favorite!!! i like em just fresh, eaten as it is
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LOL, im a squeeze & suck person, specially mangoes are my fave your post reminded me of my childhood :-) thanks cynthia. your photos make me droooooooool
Oh mangoes...I prefer mine sliced. But I really prefer mine tossed into dishes...like with chicken and couscous or curries or cold chicken salad.
Your blog is AMAZING! The photography & descriptions are beyond compare. I bet if I make this at home my family will worship me. Thank you for sharing.
xoxox Amy
Cynthia, the pics are so gorgeous! The picture of Mango Ice-Cream is so tempting!
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Your tagline is food porn at its finest! Even more reasons to love mangoes!
WOW, Cynthia, this post has been so popular. Mangoes are the best. It took me half an hour to get to the end of the comments :-) .
BTW, a little present for you in my latest post.
A lovely post and mouthwatering photos...how can we turn away from here and not go directly to the market for a fresh mango!
Ronell
cynthia,
Mouthwatering pics.rite now iam craving for some mangoes:)
very good blog, congratulations
regard from Catalonia Spain
thank you
I love mango! While not a huge fan of papaya (that odorous thing) -- mango floats my boat.
A mango martini sounds fabulous. We're having guests over tonight and I think that I'll make mango martinis. Yippee! Another wonderful blog entry!
Blessings!
Lacy
Wow...Amazing,,, Yummy yum yum...:)
I've used all techniques in devouring a good mango. Love 'em!! That mango ice cream looks good too!
i'll take the mango any way you give it to me baby - especially if you make me this spectacular dessert!
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Dear Cynthia,
The pictures are amazing as always.
Very nice post.
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That's so funny, Cynthia. Years ago, I wrote an article about mangoes and I described how the bathtub was the best place to eat them. You must try it!
Nice pics of all that mango! Wish I could drop by more frequently really....
I honestly don't think I've ever seen a finer looking sorbet. I just want to dive right in. I usually hedgehog my mango like you have but sometimes I just trim the cheeks and eat it as it is - mango all over my face!
I love the first pic. It just leaps right out at you!
And the ice cream! How tempting does that look!
Mangoes are really just the best :)
The sorbet looks amazing. I love the color. I will be making it as soon as the weather decides to warm up around here.
Mmmmm ... yum! I'm up early this a.m. and these succulent mangoes look terrific. This would make a wonderful breakfast.
How did I get here so late?
I loved the title... I'm mostly a squeeze and suck girl ... out and out.
I want to have the mango sorbet. How do I make it please?
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