Hello Mango lovers,
We understand many of you have been craving a mango but realized the ones that you bought from us are not ripe yet? Did you give up and think you were out of luck? Absolutely not. We at farmfreshmango.com take the utmost pride in bringing the mango as fresh and as natural as possible from our orchards to your home. We can't ship the mangoes fully ripen as they get damaged at various handling points in this process. Mango takes a lot of beating before It arrives at your doorstep. Below are the touchpoints where mango can get damaged/bruised
Harvesting
Loading at orchard
Unloading at packhouse
Conveyor belt at the packhouse
Washing at packhouse
Packaging into a box
Loading/unloading box at Airport
Box handling inside the UK
UK local shipping
Well, in spite of such a tedious journey mango is still kept intact because we ship it without fully ripen. It's just a matter of waiting a day or two more before you satisfy your cravings. Also, there are many ways of ripening mangoes at your home.
One way to speed up the ripening process is to leave the mangoes in a paper bag or wrap them in the newspaper. You've probably heard of this trick for avocados, but it works for mangoes too. You can leave the bag or newspaper collection on the airing cupboard overnight and you should find ripeness in the morning.
How does this happen?
Mangoes wrapped in a paper bag will release ethylene. This is an odourless gas that speeds up the ripening process. You learn something new every day.
More ways to speed it up?
Another way to speed up the ripening process is to submerge the mango in a bowl of uncooked rice or popcorn kernels. The rice or popcorn helps trap the ethylene gas around the mango which makes it ripen faster.
Not satisfied with any of those trick? You can also put your mangos in a ventilated wooden or cardboard box with lots of hay. That is how mangos are originally sold in India.
Finally, there is a natural way. Set the unripe mango on the kitchen counter at room temperature. This is the most natural way but it might take a few days until your mango is plump, juicy and ready to eat.
How do you know if your mango is ripe?
The best way to know if your mango is ripe is by smelling it. You can sniff the stem and if it has a heavy, fruity odour then it's ripe. If you don't smell anything then it's not. Just as simple as that.
The colour
Don't rely on the colour of the mango. Most ripe mangos will also feature-rich reds and burnt yellows more than soft greens. Ripe mangos are not always red and yellow. Forget about the look and use softness as a guide.
Storing your ripe mango
Keep the mango in the refrigerator so it does not get riper. Do not store in the fridge before they are ripe as it can get damaged by the cold temperature and it will stop the ripening process.
Now that you know everything you need to know about mangos, go ahead and start ripening.
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