Plucking up Mangoes

Mangoes are plucked when they are yet hard and green. Generally when a few semi-ripe fruits begin to fall naturally from the tree, others are plucked with a bamboo harvester without bruising their skin. After keeping them in the open for a day, mangoes are placed in single layers of straw or grass. Within a week, they are ready to be eaten. It is believed; artificially ripened mangoes taste better and have a better flavor than those ripened on trees.