The Correct Way to Eat a Mango Is On Toast

One South Asian woman's love letter to the juicy summer fruit.

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July 22, 2022

The Correct Way to Eat a Mango Is On Toast

To Tejal Thakkar, each succulent bite of mango transports her to childhood summers, when her family would sit around the table savoring mango after mango, always after lunch on a Sunday and many times at night, as an after-dinner treat. To her, mango season always feels like an extended ceremony: the ritual of bringing home the weekly box of mangoes, her mom cutting them for everyone to enjoy, often in silence—that hush that happens when you're eating something that good—but always together. The best way to eat them, according to Tejal's family? When the mangoes are at their peak—very juicy, with a jelly-like consistency—they cube them and add them to buttered toast. Read the full story

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