how do i tell if a mango is ripe ???

Question

please help me

Answer 1

When Mango is ripe ,becomes soft and good smell
2-You should peel Mango then eat the yellow pulp ,or cut around deep to seed rotate the two halves until one half is free , by teaspoon eat the pulp ,do the same for second half ,you can suck the remaining pulp on the seed ,it is better to be eaten alone

Choose firm plump mangos that give slightly when pressure is applied. Avoid those with bruised or dry and shriveled skin. The ripeness of mangos can be determined by either smelling or squeezing. A ripe mango will have a full, fruity aroma emitting from the stem end. Mangos can be considered ready to eat when slightly soft to the touch and yield to gentle pressure. The best-flavored fruit have a yellow tinge when ripe; however, color may be red, yellow, orange, green, or any combination.

Answer 2

You can go by the smell. It smells really sweet when it's ripe.

The color also can make a difference. Green means it's still young. Red and Yellow means that it's ripe.

You can go by texture. It's true that if it's soft it means it's ripe. However, really soft mangos bruise easily. If a mango gets bruised, it turns brownish black. When you open it, you'll see the bruised area just like in a banana.

Usually, you want to try checking for the mangos that underneath the pile at a grocery store. The ones that are on the top get shoved around a lot. People will pick them up and lay them down. All that movement causes them to get bruised. The ones underneath tend to be hidden and therefore get time to ripen properly.

Depending on what region you're in, Asian Stores can usually tell you about a good batch of ripe mangos. American Stores are okay, but the way they package them just doesn't seem the same in my opinion. It could be the choice of suppliers.

Large supermarket chain stores have to anticipate huge volume with fruits so they pick fruits when they're really young and try to calculate for the moving of their inventory to where the produce isn't all rotten and bad by the time it gets distributed.

Smaller mom and pop stores tend to have more fresh produce because the distribution time frame is much shorter because they're using smaller distribution lanes of shipping. You'll find that a batch of mangos being sold by a small store on the freeway will tend to be a good batch and sold more cheaply than something found at a supermarket.

My family would always stock up on huge crates of mangos that would be really ripe and delicious. Because it was a whole crate, the entire batch was good. Plus, local store owners aren't picky if you sift through their batches and pick out all the good ones to put in one package.

You'll see the thrifty and savvy Asians at those local markets scouring through the produce and hand-selecting their own mangos. It's really funny. However, it's well worth it and more of a selection than what you find in major supermarkets because everyone is sifting through the produce and picking all the good ones.

Chilled mangos are the best. Put them in the refrigerator.

Also be careful if you decide to chomp on them with your mouth. If your lips rub too much into the inner skin of the mango it can sometimes cause an itching sensation.

My mom would have us just use a Spoon. You cut it 3 ways along the seed. The seed would be in the middle and you can eat along the rim. The two mango halves carved outside of the mango can be sliced into cubes with a knife and then you can spoon it out.

If you don't want to use a spoon, you can slice them in a 4 x 4 Grid (depending on area of the mango slice) and then push the outer skin that is concave so that it pushes open like a "grid" to where it's convex.

It's kind of hard to describe without pictures. However, imagine the Letter "C" is the Mango. The back of the "C" is the Mango Skin. Push the mango skin inward so that it looks like backward "C." The Sliced Cubes that you carved out with the Knife will then push outward looking sort of like the back of a Turtle.

Then you can then "bite the squares off."

We had the Art of Mango-Eating down to a Science :).

Answer 3

If the mango is solid green and hard, then it isn't ripe. Look for a mango that is green with red or even yellow tones and make sure that it is soft when you gently squeeze it. Don't squeeze too hard or you will bruise it. Also, if it is too squishy then it is too ripe.

Here is a tip: If you do buy a mango that is too firm/not ripe yet, then put it in a window for a day or two and it will be fine.

Answer 4

Feel it from the outside, if it's kinda squishy, then it's ripe. If it's hard then it's still green.

Answer 5

most are ripe when your finger pressed against the fruit leaves a dimple ,not to deep , it just right , peel and slice , suck or bite enjoy

Answer 6

Smell it! The ripe ones would smell SWEET!

Answer 7

When I buy them I give them a little squeeze. If they are quite soft I buy them.

Answer 8

depending on the variety...should at least 60 % blush(redness)...it should also be soft to the touch.

Answer 9

if its soft when you squeeze it gently, if its yellow or orange (not green), and if it smells sweet.

Answer 10

Ask it!...LOL.

I think you press it and it should be just a little soft.