From the "what i learned today" thread:

Since my explanation skills are lacking, a demo was requested (see below quote).



Consider it done, m'lady! *bows graciously*

Fig A: flat and not flat sides. Fig B: cut the flatter side first so the turtleback will be bigger.

FIG A & B:




I like to hold it this same way and eat the cubes right off the skin after pushing it up.


cut away the skin from the top and bottom of the mango; if you cut close to the seed you shouldn't have too much of a mess on your fingers and you can eat the fruit from the top and bottom that didn't get cut off from the sides. you can also hold the under skin part and slice away the fruit so you have squares.



Enjoy your turtleback....

ps: i'm available for Parties and Barmitzvahs - client pays for airfare.

Mich, this is ... genius. I've eaten a lot of mangos in my day, but not like this. Mostly just peeled, cubed, and served in a bowl. This looks like way more fun!

Oh, and as soon as I get dough for airfare, I'm hiring you for my next party.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! I think now I can actually enjoy eating a mango raw now, instead of getting disgusted on how messy there are.

how can you NOT LOVE this WOMAN?!?!

Michelle... words cannot explain previous pain trying to cleanly eat a mango.

Words cannot explain my gratitude for this new technique...

You rock!!!

Thank you! Can you do Frogs?

<grins>

Thanks for the pictures! I have to admit, I was a bit confused based on the text only explanation. It's all clear now.

You do, in fact, rock.

hurrah hurroooh!
That makes me wanna

<very excited to try this method at home...>

Michelle,
Exceptionally well done! I love visual aids. I'll likely keep peeling em' and just eatin' em' off the seed. Realizing that this is not always socially expedient but I love gettin my teeth full of mango and my face covered with sticky mango juice and chasing Paula around trying to kiss her.

Oh... when margarita posted her reply here, I realized if I saw something on a drink menu called a "Turtle Back Mango Margarita" , I'd buy.

Michelle,

You rock! Me and mangoes.....well, lets just say we've had issues. I'm happy to say we're now getting on marvelously.

Any ideas on de-boning a fish?


Neil, Neil, Orange Peel.

P.S. Still liking the pussy cat.

hmmm, this looks interesting.

Michelle, you are so great. Next time I'm at the grocery store I'm totally buying a mango, since now I know how to eat them effectively.

Man you guys... you're so welcome. Every thanks I read in this thread is really cool cause the turtleback is something I never actively think about. Growing up it wasn't a clean, efficient issue. It was a "Make the turtleback! Make the Turtleback!" issue. It was fun eating. And I had a blast taking the pics and making the handwritten notes, blah blah. I was giggling the whole time - the basis of it was humorous to me so to come back and read some genuine thanks is making my day. And on that note, if penguin Michelle didn't bring up mangos and Stephanie/secretlyjustme didn't suggest a demo, the Orchard would be turtleback-less - Oh the horror!!

Michelle,

What do mangos go for in your neck of the woods?

umm...my neck of the woods? this michelle? FREE - I can pick them off the tree in my backyard!!!!

i'll never look at a turtle the same way again....

thanks michelle

my parents have a tree so i can get them free too as long as their tree's going off. i did buy those 2 that night for the "photo shoot", they were $2.50lb. totally ridiculous.

OMG! can't believe it took me so long to stumble onto this thread. and let me just say.

MICHELLE ROCKS!!!
thanks michelle...


---runs off to buy some big ripe juicy mangos---

Michelle, I did this to a mango this morning, and it was fabulous! I've never had so much fun eating fruit!

i love this girl! more than i love mangos!

<mutters>

The supermarket is all out of mangos.

Man, check out that avatar!

That's so cool!

Do that yourself?

Nope! Found it online. Cute little stinker, isn't he? <grins>

Definately!

Changing of avatars seems to be commonplace around here. I was excited to find mine and I'm not sure I want to let it go just yet. Wadda ya reckon?

O, the mango juice I've discovered at my local green grocer's (Green Rebel) is fantastic. I say go find some mango juice.

I know this was deep in the pile of old threads but when I stopped internet at home a long time ago I lost the earthlink photo page and all the oh-so professional mango technique pictures (that I had SO much fun taking) were gone, leaving those sad little white boxes w/ a red X in them. I finally opened a photo page thingy and reposted them. So, if you've already seen 'em, cool. If not, enjoy your mango the turtleback way.

awesomes~! I just bought two mangoes for j.jims and was thinking of searching for this! thanks for the bump and reposting~
Mwah!
~m

Posted for all you Mango lovers out there!

Mango by Bruce Cockburn

She's got a mango in her garden sweet as can be
she's got a mango in her garden full of mystery
she's got a mango in her garden an original tree
she's got a mango in her garden shares it with me

Humid gleaming precious well
love to drink that water
parallel worlds when the sun goes down
the atmosphere grows hotter

She's got a mango in her garden sweet as can be
she's got a mango in her garden full of mystery
she's got a mango in her garden an original tree
she's got a mango in her garden shares it with me

I slip through the glistening gate
tide began to pound
tears of life poured over me
and ricocheted all around

She's got a mango in her garden sweet as can be
she's got a mango in her garden full of mystery
she's got a mango in her garden an original tree
she's got a mango in her garden shares it with me