Summer Special Tips: How To Check If Mangoes Are Sweet And Ripe?

There is nothing like having a juicy and delicious mango on a hot summer day. The mango season is here, all the mango lovers have been waiting for this time to come. Shopping streets will again be filled with vendors selling a variety of mangoes. The joy of buying mangoes and then enjoying them at home is something else! But what if you slice your mango and end up finding that it is not ripe and sweet. Well, a nightmare for any mango lover. How to prevent this? We will tell you! 

Feel It

Ripe mangoes are softer in comparison with the unripe ones. When you go shopping for your mangoes, check the feel. If it feels soft then it is a ripe mango. Make sure that you don't pick a mango that has gone mushy. 

Smell The Mango 

How does it smell? If you can't actually figure out after feeling the mango then you can smell it. Smell near the stem. A ripe mango will have a sweet fruity smell like a melon or pineapple or mango. If it smells so, your mango is sweet and ripe. Remember, an unripe mango will have no smell. Don't Miss Make Creamy, Delicious Mango Ice Cream At Home With Just 3 Ingredients

Check The Colour

Do you feel that mangoes with some red colour are really sweet and ripe? Well, no! Not all red mangoes are sweet. Red colour can't tell if your mango is ripe. If you see mangoes having shades of green or pink then it is ripe. Read Can Check If The Watermelon Is Sweet And Ripe With These Easy Tips

Storing Mangoes

After finally picking up your sweet and ripe mangoes, it is time to store them. Storing mangoes properly is very important. Uncut mangoes can be kept at room temperature for around 5 days but once you cut it, you need to store it inside a container and then place it in the fridge. If you want it to stay for long, you can keep it in the freezer too. 

How To Ripen Mangoes? 

What if you got mangoes and then you find that they are unripe? You can ripen them at home with these easy tricks:

• Take a paper bag and add your mangoes to it. You can also take a newspaper and wrap your mango in it. Keep it overnight on the table and next morning, check if the paper bag or newspaper has that fruity smell. If yes, you can take out your ripe mangoes. 
• You can keep your mangoes with other fruits like apple or banana that emit ethylene, a gas that is responsible for ripening the fruits. This will help you ripen your mangoes really quick. 

• Keep your mango in a bowl of uncooked rice overnight and this will help your mangoes ripen really fast. 
• Leaving your mangoes in the kitchen for several days at room temperature is also a ripening process. 

When you get your ripe and sweet mangoes, you can enjoy them raw or make refreshing drinks and desserts using them. The King Of Fruits is a treat to your mouth. Enjoy it this season!