Tuesday, October 26, 2010

A Fruity Experiment

So I was at the store this weekend, when I turned a corner in the produce section and came across a beautiful display of a particular fruit that I could not identify. Each piece of this particular fruit was a variety of colors, changing from a fresh-looking green to a ripe red.  It looked like a lot of the trees do right now; you know, they are in the process of changing colors so they are both green and red at the same time. They looked like this:

Anyway, I got closer, saw the tag identified it as a mango, and thought "I would like to eat this, but I do not know how". It's not the first time that I've seen fruits or vegetables that I would like to eat but can't even identify in the produce section.  See, I eat a lot of fruit, but pretty much only strawberries, grapes and bananas.

I came up with a brilliant plan to try out a new fruit or vegetable every once in awhile and let you know about it.  So today, I googled "How to eat a Mango" and found an answer on e-how.com (actually it was two answers:"how to eat from the skin" and "how to eat in civilized fashion." I chose to eat it civilizedly). Basically it worked a lot like a pineapple. It has a pit or a core in the middle of it, and you slice it vertically.
Here's what the inside looks like:
Now, I have no idea if these mangos were ripe, although one was slightly softer than the other, so I thought it probably was (maybe I should've Googled, "How to Tell if a Mango is Ripe").  To be honest, though, I was not in love with the fresh mango.  It had an almost choloriseptic taste.  I mean it wasn't horrible, it just wasn't good enough to be worth the effort of peeling and cutting up the mango.

Are there any fruits or vegetables you think I should try?  Let me know!

7 comments:

  1. I will find you some perfect mangoes. They can be delectable!

    Also, avocado.

    And have you ever tried eggplant? I have trouble cooking it but really like it when it is done well.

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  2. My granny also emailed me about avocado and kiwi, so I will have to try them. I'm pretty sure I've eaten kiwi before, but I've never peeled and cut it up myself.
    I have tried to cook eggplant parmesean, but it was gross. I don't know if that was the eggplant's fault or my own.

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  3. Kiwi does not need to be peeled! Peel = fibre + texture! And lots of yummy flavour. :)

    Agreed with Amie that you need to try eggplant. Eggplant is probably one of my favourite vegetables - the three of us should get together and make a delectable (and super healthy!) eggplant parmesean. I have just the recipe. :)

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  4. I don't like kiwi skin but I also don't peel them. I cut them in half and then eat the middle out with a spoon. The skin is a perfect bowl! Do you like asparagus? I never made it because I always thought it was fussy, but if you have a George Foreman you can cook it super quick and easy and it is delicious!

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  5. I would think I would choke if I tried to eat a kiwi peel, isn't it hairy? I will try it, though.
    I do like asparagus, Meghan, but have never thought to put it on the George Foreman- great idea!

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  6. I oven roasted an eggplant last night and put it in my pasta sauce. Delicious and easy-peasy. And my husband didn't know the difference. (He generally "dislikes" eggplants.)

    A fresh, ripe mango is delicious!

    My current veg obsessions: okra and collard greens.

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