As we edge closer to summer, supermarkets are filling up with juicy mangoes.
And while they are a snack of choice for people across the country, many become frustrated with the fiddly and often wasteful peeling process.
But Australian model and presenter, Rachael Finch, 29, has come up with an unusual technique that takes just a matter of seconds – and the secret is a wine glass.
On top of this, the method also ensures all of the flesh is removed from the skin.
Model and presenter Rachael Finch, 29, (pictured) has shared to Instagram her quick and easy technique to getting the skin off in mere seconds
On top of this, the hack also wastes less mango than usual which means it is a win win
Rachael posted the video on Instagram and Facebook on the weekend where she can be seen implementing the hack.
‘I learnt this when I did Masterchef back in 2009 lol! I lived near a cute little french cafe (@bittongourmet) & walked in one day to ask if they could help me prepare for the show!’ her caption read.
‘I was so lucky to get hands on experience inside the kitchen & learnt so many amazing tricks for the kitchen & cooking!’
Rachael posted the video on the weekend where she can be seen implementing the hack
The former Miss Universe Australia cuts the cheeks off the mango and slices it into quarters before inserting it into the edge of the cup and sliding it down
‘Thank you from the bottom of my heart guys. Taking the skin off a mango will always be my fave,’ she continued.
In the clip, the former Miss Universe Australia cuts the cheeks off the mango and slices it into quarters before inserting it into the edge of the cup and sliding it down.
This way, the flesh of the mango falls into the cup.
‘I find this way the best because you’re not wasting any of the mango,’ she explained.
‘I find this way the best because you’re not wasting any of the mango,’ she explained on Facebook
Rachel learnt this trick when she was on Masterchef back in 2009 and had a cafe help her in preparation
Her Instagram followers were amazed, with the video receiving more than 42,000 views and hundreds of comments in the first few hours.
At the time of writing it had 134,410 views and 257 comments.
‘This is soooo good! Thanks for sharing Rachel!… now just add bubbles!’ a Facebook follower wrote.
Her Instagram followers proved to be really impressed, with the video receiving more than 42,000 views and hundreds of comments in the first few hours
‘I did this today, worked perfectly,’ one eager Instagram follower commented.
‘Thankyou for this trick! I used it the other day after seeing it on your Insta stories and also showed my Mum! @rachael_finch,’ another mango lover announced.
Previously a Brisbane man shared his own technique to peeling the skin off a mango.
In a how-to video, Gene Downs from Brisbane, shows mango-enthusiasts a different way of peeling off the skin using only a knife and a spoon.
Gene Downs uses a knife to pierce around the skin of the mango, he then runs a spoon under the skin of the fruit and around the cheek
Mr Downs uses the knife and pierces only the skin around the fruit before using the spoon to dig under the piercing, running it around the cheek of the fruit and peeling off the skin.
‘Sometimes it’s not simple, but it’s pretty easy to do. And we run him under here and just pop its skin off,’ Mr Downs said.
Mr Downs said his technique is easy but can be a little tricky. After peeling the skin he reveals a juicy mango cheek
‘Look at that, you’ll be able to knife nice little diamond or squares out of it like that,’ Mr Downs said
‘Look at that, you’ll be able to knife nice little diamond or squares out of it like that,’ he added.
‘Just superb, yummy and healthy too.’