I need a break from doom and gloom, so why not how to cut a mango? This is a useful life skill, and not one this typical white bread mainstream American learned growing up. I also like that she is showing the Asian mangos (which I see marketed as “champagne” mangos) rather than the Mexican ones we more typically see in the US. These can be prohibitively expensive in your typical chain grocery store, if you see them at all. My guess is they don’t ship as well and they just aren’t as pretty to look at on the outside. The place to look for them is an Asian grocery if your city has one. Look for a big box that at first glance might contain rotten potatoes, and you will be on the right track.

By the way, I looked it up and the plural of mango is…either mangos or mangoes. Mangoes is a bit more popular, but both are acceptable.

And lastly a travel tip. If you ever find yourself traveling in a tropical country and want to make small talk, don’t bother about the weather. It’s hot. Everybody knows it’s hot, it’s always hot and it’s always going to be hot. But people generally love to talk about tropical fruit, so it’s a good ice breaker. And nobody ever got disappeared by the local gestapo for talking about fruit, that I know of. Well, bananas and coconuts, maybe…