kitchen skills
Tropical Candy Summer is ripe for working with sweet, tangy mangoes and papayas BY JASON ROSS
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wo of the world’s finest tropical fruits flood the produce aisles each summer. With colors ranging from golden yellow to deep red, and flesh as sweet and tangy as candy, mangoes and papayas begin piling up for the season at the end of May and will run until September. This is the best time to try a ripe tropical treat. If you are not sure how to handle these fruits, here are some tips on selecting, peeling and cutting them, as well as a tropical tart recipe that features both delicious fruits. Continued on page 8 PHOTOGRAPHY TERRY BRENNAN FOOD STYLING LARA MIKLASEVICS
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