Tip #2: How to cube a mango.

As a child, I used to eat several kilos of mango at a time (not recommended by TNB -- you'll be pooping for days) and as I got older it became pertinent to learn how to cube a mango myself. My Indian father taught me, many moons ago, how to cut a mango so that you obtain the maximum amount of juicy mango flesh.

A ripe mango yields gently when you squeeze it. Take hold of one such mango.

Slice the little nubin at the end of the mango (this will allow you to see where the nut is).

Vertically slice almost directly down the middle, allowing for a 1/2-in. nut at the centre.

Repeat on the other side.

At this stage, you should have two 'halves' and a centre piece.

On the left, the centre nut; to the right, the two 'halves'.

 Simply peel the skin off the centre piece.

You can either nibble the nut yourself (McChuckle!) or slice the excess flesh with a knife.

Time for mango hedgehogs! Take one of the halves, and score lengthwise through the flesh, being careful not to slice through the skin.

Now score widthwise through the same half.

Invert the scored half by pushing from the skin side.

Bam! Mango hedgehog!

You can either eat the mango cubes directly off the skin (keep lots of napkins handy!), or slice each cube into a bowl.

Boo ya! All the mango!