- Common Name: Papaya
- Vernacular Names: Pawpaw, Tree melon
- Scientific Name: Carica papaya
- Specimens From: Malaysia
- Specimens Weight: 1.8 kg
Papaya is green when young and will turn yellowish-orange when ripe while its flesh is yellow, orange or red, depending on the various cultivars. Some varieties can grow to an enormous size (above 4kg/10 lbs), especially those from the South America origins. There are numerous small black seeds clustered in the center. It is edible and tastes spicy, similar to black pepper but it is usually not well appreciated.
There are several cultivars of papayas. Some are in dwarf sizes but are usually slightly sweeter than those huge giants. Papaya can also be eaten when it is still in its unripe green stage but it is usually used mainly in Indian cooking or Thai salad. Green papaya is rich in papain, an enzyme which is great for colon cleansing and digestive problems.
Papaya; Carica papaya; Caricaceae.
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14 comments:
Final a fruit I know as we get it (not grow it!) in Norway too. Its consider very sophisticated though, but I like it.
Mmm, when I go on a holiday to Hawaii there's nothing like a sugary-sweet locally grown papaya...
Suddenly I remember a music album realeased in 1986 by a Swedish country singer.
One of the songs had some words that went something like this: "A papaya coconut, and a place in the sun yes, that is all that is needed to thaw a frozen soul...."
I know this one and I've had it before. It's pretty good!
Papaya! Yum! Thanks for the descript!
Love papayas but love the pawpaw even better. What I know as the pawpaw is the large round fruit which is not as sweet as the papaya as you said.
Yes they are great for the digestive system and I drink the juice if I am slimming or if my stomach is over acidic.
I remember trying papaya seeds after hearing they were edible and the indescribable GROSSNESS of them - LOL. Needless to way, I am not a fan of papaya seeds. I like dried papaya flesh, but I've never been very fond of it fresh.
Nice post - as always! Looking forward to the next one!
Papaya is one of my favorites! I love eating it when it is not yet too ripe...otherwise, I put it in a blender and make it a papaya shake. I usually make some fresh fruit shakes for breakfast and if it's not mango, it's papaya! The papaya tree we have in our backyard has grown a bit and I'm now excited to harvest some of its fruits...yey!
I don't know what I was thinking, but I thought that papaya seeds are the one for eating - not until I tasted the other parts, lol. Thanks for sharing, great info. Anna :)
Papaya is common fruit for good health. The color of the fruit will be very nice.
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it is a sweet fruit.its very sophisticated though, but i like it.beautiful yallow color. its just like yammy.
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