Tommy Atkins Mango
By: Anonymous

About

Tommy Atkins mangoes have a fibrous flesh. Their fruit is slightly pulpy--similar to an overripe plum, with orangered skin and a mild, sweet taste. An average-sized mango has only about 110 calories and less than 1 gram of fat, with lots of fiber and vitamin A.

Information
Translations: Tommy Mango Atkins, Eilinis &, تومي اتكينز مانجو, Томмі Аткінс Манго, Томи Аткинс манго, トミーアトキンズマンゴー, 토미 아킨의 망고, טומי מנגו אטקינס, Томми Аткинс Манго, टॉमी Atkins मैंगो, Mango Tommy Atkins, Tommy Atkins, 汤米阿特金斯芒果, Tommy Atkins Mangga, Mango Tommy Atkins, Томи Atkins Манго


Physical Description
Tommy Atkins mangoes are green to purplish red and turn a bright yellowish/orange when ripe. The are fibrous and slightly pulpy. The average weight is approximately 16-22 ounces. The orange flesh is fine-textured sweet and juicy. 
Colors: green, red, yellowish/orange


Tasting Notes
Flavors: Sweet
Mouthfeel: Juicy
Food complements: Fish, Salads, Garlic
Wine complements: Reisling, Sauvignon blanc
Substitutes: Papaya


Selecting and Buying
Seasonality: may, june, july, august
Peak: june, july
Choosing:  When shopping, don't rely on a mango's color to indicate ripeness. Instead, a ripe mango emits a fragrant aroma from the stem end. Its flesh will be slightly soft and yielding to the touch, like a perfect peach.
Buying: Widely available in grocery stores and health food stores, even out of season.
Procuring: Mangoes grow from the Mango tree. Mango fruit matures in 100 to 150 days after flowering. 


Preparation and Use
Remember there is a large flat stone in the centre, so take a sharp knife, hold the mango in a vertical position, then slice it lengthways either side of the stone.  Now hold each slice, flesh-side up, and this time, using a small knife, cut a criss-cross pattern into the flesh right down to the skin but being careful not to cut through the skin. Now you can turn the whole thing inside out and simply cut away the cubes of mango into a bowl, then tip in any juices that are left on the plate. To deal with the middle section with the stone in it, remove the skin with a small, sharp knife then use the knife to chop the flesh away from the stone – it won't be in nice little cubes this time, you just have to keep going round the stone until you have removed as much flesh as possible. 
Cleaning: Rinse well under cool, clean water and dry with a kitchen or paper towel. 


Conserving and Storing
Ripe mangoes can be stored for two to three days in a plastic bag in your refrigerator. Slightly underripe fruit can be ripened for the same amount of time in a paper bag on your counter. But hard, picked-too-soon mangoes will never ripen properly.


Social/Political
This type of mango is very hardy and transports well, making it the number one mango for international distribution.  Most grocery store mangoes are of this variety.
History: Tommy Atkins, or Thomas Atkins,  has been used as a generic name for a common British soldier for many years.