Step 3 of 4 · Cut Pineapple, Mango, and Melon
Stand on the fat end, slice beside the pit
Stand on the fat end, slice beside the pit — step 3 of 4 in Cut Pineapple, Mango, and Melon. The pit runs flat. Feel it. Slice a cheek off each side. Score the flesh in a grid without cutting the skin, invert (hedgehog), slice off…
Free food & cooking tip: Stand on the fat end, slice beside the pit (step 3 of 4 from "Cut Pineapple, Mango, and Melon").
The pit runs flat. Feel it. Slice a cheek off each side. Score the flesh in a grid without cutting the skin, invert (hedgehog), slice off the cubes. Trim the remaining sides of the pit — that's the stringy bit; take what is worth it.
A peeler on a raw mango is how you lose a thumbnail. Knife and cheeks.
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