I like and appreciate Carrie in both taste and texture. I definitely wouldn't do all that washing, etc.
I was a Carrie Mango Hater for the past 2 years. I would quickly peel the mango and immediately cut it and put it in my mouth as I did the other mangos. I then would experience a pinesol taste (piney,pine tree resin, aka yuk) and would spit out the mess in my mouth. I questioned how so many could like this mango but knew it was too many people for it not to be really a good editable mango and it took 2 years to figure out the answer as to if I should harvest it early/late or why it tasted so bad to me and many others but not some people. Now for the Answer:::
This Mango and knife or cutting tool must be properly and carefully Cleaned of any resin with running water BEFORE placing it in your mouth. Also check your mango for any green areas left on the orange flesh under the peeling and cut these areas off also (especially at the top where the stem attaches). Then rinse again with running water. You may now cut if your knife is rinsed with water. Cutting the Orange flesh is fine and no piney resin will be released IMO as it was only in the green peeling and other green areas releasing the resin. You now are enjoying eating a fantastic good delicious CARRIE mango. Congratulations and enjoy. 
***The rinsing after removing all green is the key component in removing the piney resin taste****
As you stated, "I like and appreciate Carrie in both taste and texture." And since you already like the Carrie Taste. I would have to guess that this is the piney taste as Simon mentioned he also likes' thus it makes sense that you would not want to RINSE off the Carrie which is all that is required to remove the piney resin taste after cutting off the green areas and skin.
I also found this Rinsing procedure beneficial in improving my liking of Madem Francis Mango. However, the orange flesh of the Madem Francis IMO is more fibrous and less tasteful than the almost fiberless Carrie orange flesh.
I am also fond of Honey; however I have a relative who will not eat Honey. He says it is only bee vomit to him with no enjoyment in eating.
It is an interesting note as to how winged creatures feed their young (birds, bees, etc.) often by carrying back the contents in their mouth or stomach since most do not have appendages for this purpose. Partial digestion breakdown does occur in some of these situations; often deliberately by nature for the benefit of the young.
This information is meant for people like myself who are willing to try new ideas and are willing to experiment and try to enjoy new foods and learn how to like a food that they once did not by simply preparing it differently. It is not meant to have people who like a Carrie Mango already with the piney taste mixed with the delicious orange flesh to rinse off the piney resin taste. It is also not meant for people like my relative to eat something that is psychologically repulsive to them with the thought of Honey equaling vomit.
Thank you Pug and Simon and the others who believe this information may be beneficial to some.
Please note on the thread if this helps you enjoy eating a Carrie if you are like myself and not fond of the piney resin in the skin and green areas surrounding the orange flesh.
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