Monday, July 26, 2010

How to: Fish Tail & Mango With Lime/Chili/Salt

You guys probably know by now that I love Free People. I probably check out their website every other day and its unfortunate that they don't have a store in the SF. The closes location is about 40 mins away! I been seeing all the models on their site with this fishtail braid and decided to give it a try. I thought this was a cute alternative to the regular braids. Plus it's also super easy and took me 2 mins to achieve.


How To:
1. Pull hair to the nape of the neck and divide hair into 2 sections.
2. Pull a strand of hair from the right section and place it into the left section.
3. Pull a strand of hair from the left section and place it into the right section.
4. Repeat steps #2-3.
FP did a video -- maybe easier to understand with some visuals.


Free People Lady Grey Tee
Size: XS
Price: $98



When I was in Mexico, there were fruit carts everywhere. When I'm in the states, all I eat is greasy junk food. I wished fresh fruits were more readily available..besides at the grocery market. The fruit vendors would sell mangoes on a stick and they would add salt/chili mix with lime juice. The combination sounds strange, but it's so delicious! I'm also a big fan of unripe mangoes with fish sauce & sugar. Heehee. I know...I like gross sounding food.

Step 1: Mix together chili powder and salt.
I like it more spicy so I did a 60% chili powder and 40% salt mix.


Step 2: Squeeze fresh lime onto a mango

Step 3: Sprinkle chili powder/salt mix onto mango


Step 4: Enjoy!

12 comments:

  1. I tried the fishtail braid on myself but deifnitely need to wait for hair to grow out...it's short and piece-y now and stuck out at all the wrong place. It looks very nice on your long hair.

    You're right...both those mango options DO sound gross, lol! I love mangos but I'm trying to envision the added flavor of lime and chilli. I eat so many truly gross foods tho and love em that I won't even get started.

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  2. ooo that mango looks really interesting : ) i love your lace shirt and braid! haha i can barely even do a normal braid without it being crooked .. can't imagine how badly it will look if i attempt a fishtail

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  3. I just tried the fish tail braid this weekend! It didn't work out so well for me - my hair is curly and it has all these random layers in it :P

    mmmm...I've tried mangos like that before with some kind of premixed spicy salt my parents bought somewhere; it's sooo good...you're making me want some now!

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  4. I have too much freaking hair to do the fishtail. It's HUGE AND THICK. Very ugly :[

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  5. Yumm totally reminds me of the fruit carts in LA.. they put mango, jicima, watermelon and squeeze lime juice and put the chili pepper into a cup! My coworker told me there are fruit carts in Oakland but I'd rather not venture into those parts of Oakland.. lol.

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  6. Welcome back!! I've never had mango with chilli and salt... hmm interesting... haha yea I've been eating soo much fast food here. My stomach is finally catching up after a week of greasey food!

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  7. I love the chili and salt combo. Had it with watermelon in Ensenada during a mission trip...super refreshing!

    I love fishtail braids but it's too bad I cut my hair because I'd wear that! =)

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  8. You're not Vietnamese, are you? I thought only Viet ppl eat the green mangoes with fish sauce and sugar! I happen to LOVE it lol... but it does sound gross though haha. My friend got me started on eating all kinds of fruit with salt & pepper too... the flavor profile is nice and balanced with a combination of sweet (or sour) and salty with added heat!

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  9. PetiteXXX -- I grew up in Vietnam, but I'm not Vietnamese. I'm Chinese, but I have adopted the Vietnamese way of eating. It's very fresh, clean and full of fruits/veggies which I love. I love flavorful food that is salty, spicy, sweet...everything combined!

    Everyone who hasn't tried this combo -- you are missing out!!

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  10. Yummie! I love both ways of eating mangos!!!

    And the fish braid is darling on you!

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  11. I love mangoes! I was on a recent mango craze... I bought a whole box from Costco and most of them died before I got around to eating them. I averaged 2 or 3 a day.. LOL

    My hair can never do braids. I have way too much hair :p

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