i just ate a mango, and i peeled it too with a peeler, so i touched the peels and i touched the mangoes, and i read online that ur not supposed to do that because it has the same poision that poison ivy has, so now what? have any of u done it before?
2007-12-22 05:05:50 · 10 answers · asked by clare renee b 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
I worked in a restaurant for a number of years that used mangos. I have touched them on a regular basis and prolonged period of time and have never had a problem. We just used knives in the kitchen, but I'm sure that a peeler could get the job done. Maybe there is an obscure type of mango that never makes if to the US that has the "poison skin" (unlikely but maybe) . But do you really think that stores would leave them out for people to pick through if they were harmful to touch???
2007-12-22 05:21:15 · answer #1 · answered by Roscoe 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow that is at least three questions.
Yes, I have peeled mangoes and lived to tell the tale. I had no reaction at all, but then I have never even seen poison ivy, so I don't know if I am allergic to it. I am allergic to poison oak.
Anyway, in Mexico they use Mango forks to peel it. It looks like a normal salad fork with the center tine longer. So, in the future, hold the mango firmly againt the counter with a fork, paper towel, plastic bag or something; stick a fork in the flattest end. Now you can hold it up and peel it without touching it. Of course you could just wear gloves instead.
After touching poison oak, if you wash thoroughly with soap and cold water, you can usually avoid any reaction. Of course, by now it is too late with you and your mango.
2007-12-22 05:15:49 · answer #2 · answered by darskee2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of getting "mango mouth" if you touch the peel to your mouth, but I think it's okay to touch it with your hands.
2007-12-22 18:19:50 · answer #3 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been touching peels all of my life and nothing has happened as far as I know.
2007-12-22 05:10:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
man·go
pl. man·goes or man·gos
1a: A tropical Asian evergreen tree (Mangifera indica) cultivated for its edible fruit.
1b: The ovoid fruit of this tree, having a smooth rind, sweet juicy flesh, and a flat one-seeded stone. It is eaten ripe or pickled when green
Yep!!! another rumor silly nonsense..
Yet it is as simlpe as looking in the dictionary..
2007-12-22 05:35:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck, I've eaten mango peel.
There's nothing wrong with it at all.
2007-12-22 13:52:38 · answer #6 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where on earth did you hear that. Sounds like some kind of old wives tale to me. Never heard of it myself.
2007-12-22 05:17:35 · answer #7 · answered by elyag43 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of that. Not everything you read online is true.
2007-12-22 05:14:39 · answer #8 · answered by notyou311 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
WTH?
i've never heard of that before
2007-12-22 05:14:42 · answer #9 · answered by I'M OLD GREG! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a new one...hmm.
2007-12-22 05:40:05 · answer #10 · answered by goaldielocks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋