Dear Continental, We Need to Talk About Mangoes
May 6, 2008, 5:52 pm
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May 6, 2008, 5:55 pm
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I'm glad I'm not the only one. I thought the mangos were a novel idea at first, but they are way too hard. Always make a bit of noise trying to cut mine.
May 6, 2008, 6:35 pm
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May 6, 2008, 6:48 pm
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how about some louquat (nispero), that would be good too! I just had to add another 'weird' fruit that I didn't see on the list.
May 6, 2008, 7:07 pm
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I seem to be having such bad luck with the mangoes in CO's fruit bowls, so I want to take a moment to help educate CO about what parts of the mango are edible and which are to be discarded.
So, here is a short list:
1) skin - this should be discarded
2) soft, fleshy portion under the skin - this part can be sliced and served
3) hard, fibrous core - this should be discarded, even though you may be tempted to use an industrial bandsaw to cut it into serving portions
I almost broke a tray table trying to slice a piece of mango that I thought was edible until my sawing exposed the fibers of the core.
The post is partly in jest, but partly serious - someone could injure or break a tooth if they pick up a slice of the mango core and bite into it.
So, here is a short list:
1) skin - this should be discarded
2) soft, fleshy portion under the skin - this part can be sliced and served
3) hard, fibrous core - this should be discarded, even though you may be tempted to use an industrial bandsaw to cut it into serving portions
I almost broke a tray table trying to slice a piece of mango that I thought was edible until my sawing exposed the fibers of the core.
The post is partly in jest, but partly serious - someone could injure or break a tooth if they pick up a slice of the mango core and bite into it.
It is rather common here in south FL to hear of hundreds of people broken out from touching mango skins, not pretty.
May 6, 2008, 7:26 pm
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May 6, 2008, 7:40 pm
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May 6, 2008, 7:57 pm
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Mangoes
As silly as this thread may be, I have to say on my 4 last CO breakfast flights, the mangoes weren't up to par either.... so much so that I was tempted to write about it, but I'm glad someone else did to spare me the flames 
May 6, 2008, 8:11 pm
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May 6, 2008, 8:24 pm
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There're loquat trees all over on the streets, colleges campus (Rice), and peole's backyards in Houston. It's delicious, peeled, of course, with ice cream - vanilla, preferably. It's going to be in season soon. 
Sometimes I like to squeeze kumquat juice on fish instead of lime or lemon, even on red meat, too. Or, slice it and add hot water (and some sugar) and drink it like fruit tea.
Mangos are great. They are everywhere in Hawai'i, i.e. Maui. I've found some really delicious mangos in southern Taiwan, the "Golden-Yellow Mango". Just thinking about all the fruits mentioned above makes my mouth water.
Sometimes I like to squeeze kumquat juice on fish instead of lime or lemon, even on red meat, too. Or, slice it and add hot water (and some sugar) and drink it like fruit tea.
Mangos are great. They are everywhere in Hawai'i, i.e. Maui. I've found some really delicious mangos in southern Taiwan, the "Golden-Yellow Mango". Just thinking about all the fruits mentioned above makes my mouth water.
May 7, 2008, 12:01 am
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I love mango skin and usually eat them like an apple. A unique, complex flavor, much different than eating one peeled. I also like them when they're hard as well as soft; it's just a different taste experience, not necessarily bad.
May 7, 2008, 12:10 am
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How could I have forgotten? And they grow like weeds in Texas too.... which brings to mind prickly pears. But if we can't trust 'em to prep a mango right, we definitely don't want them serving cactus fruit.
May 7, 2008, 1:54 am
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The mangoes (mangos) I speak of weren't hard or unripe - it was as if they cut the fibrous core and served portions of it in place of the actual flesh of the fruit itself.
May 7, 2008, 5:56 am
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You took me down a memory lane I had forgotten - summers spent at our grandparents, mango trees in the backyard, climbing them with cousins, picking raw mangoes, stealing salt and red chilli powder - oh, those were the days!!!!!