How to cut a mango

Here’s my really quick tutorial on how to cut a mango with a knife. To demonstrate, we’re going to cut a yellow mango into cubes. If you get stuck, watch the video below the directions which shows you how it’s done.

1. Firstly, to cut a mango you’ll need to make sure it’s nice and ripe.
2. Next, two of the sides will have a larger surface area than the other. Cut downwards on either side of the stone on these larger sides of the mango.
3. For each piece you cut off, make 4-5 incisions into the mango, downwards (being sure not to cut through the skin on the underside).
4. Rotate the piece of mango and make 4-5 more incisions across. Do this for each piece of mango then pop inside out.
5. You can now tear off each cube of mango.
6. For the remaining piece still containing the stone, make two straight cuts to remove the remaining flesh left around the stone.
7. Carefully remove the skin from these pieces using a sharp knife then chop into chunks.

And there you go - it’s as easy as that! Remember, you can freeze chopped mango which goes great in smoothies. For more info on how to cut a mango, check out the demo video below.