Papaya question

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I found papaya on sale, cheap, at the supermarket, and I bought one. However I've never had papaya
before, at least not AFAIK, and I have no idea as to how to handle a fresh papaya. I've seen them
on sale before, but refrained from buying them due to not knowing how to handle them.

Can anyone help me with this?

I hope you get an answer soon because I've been wanting to try one too.

Are they like a melon on the inside?

-Rubystars

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I found papaya on sale, cheap, at the supermarket, and I bought one. However I've never had papaya
before, at least not AFAIK, and I have no idea as to how to handle a fresh papaya. I've seen them
on sale before, but refrained from buying them due to not knowing how to handle them.

Can anyone help me with this?

Michael's provided some good guidelines for eating the flesh - but don't forget the seeds! As far as
I'm concerned, they're the best part. They taste peppery, a lot like Nasturtium flowers, if you've
ever tried them. They are excellent on ice cream (or a vegan frozen dessert) and also tossed in
salads, pasta, anything your heart desires.

I really do love papaya seeds.

-Jay

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I found papaya on sale, cheap, at the supermarket, and I bought one. However I've never had
papaya before, at least not AFAIK, and I have no idea as to how to handle a fresh papaya. I've
seen them on sale before, but refrained from buying them due to not knowing how to handle them.

Can anyone help me with this?

I hope you get an answer soon because I've been wanting to try one too.

Are they like a melon on the inside?

My wife and daughter really love them-I don't like them-eat them when soft kind of like an avacado-
a soft one-papya itself is a unique taste and a bit like undercooked sqush in consistancy-My
wife cannot get enough she loves them--make sure they are soft-like a soft avacado hope this
helps. Michael

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-Rubystars

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Michael's provided some good guidelines for eating the flesh - but don't forget the seeds! As far
as I'm concerned, they're the best part. They taste peppery, a lot like Nasturtium flowers, if
you've ever tried them. They are excellent on ice cream (or a vegan frozen dessert) and also tossed
in salads, pasta, anything your heart desires.

I really do love papaya seeds.

Thanks. I'll make sure to not throw the seeds, so I can give them a try too.
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My wife and daughter really love them-I don't like them-eat them when soft kind of like an avacado-
a soft one-papya itself is a unique taste and a bit like undercooked sqush in consistancy-My wife
cannot get enough she loves them--make sure they are soft-like a soft avacado hope this helps.

Thanks. For some strange reason I seem to have acidentally killfiled you. Now I've unkillfiled you
again. So, I wait for it to go soft, cut it in halves, and eat the fruit flesh with a spoon, then?

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My wife and daughter really love them-I don't like them-eat them when

soft

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kind of like an avacado- a soft one-papya itself is a unique taste and a

bit

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like undercooked sqush in consistancy-My wife cannot get enough she

loves

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them--make sure they are soft-like a soft avacado hope this helps.

Thanks. For some strange reason I seem to have acidentally killfiled you. Now I've unkillfiled you
again. So, I wait for it to go soft, cut it in halves, and eat the fruit flesh with a spoon, then?

Make sure you take the " fruit meat" out of the skin-don't eat the skin-my wife is addicted-she
loves papayas.. Michael I deserve to be killfiled-innocent but deserving...ha ha

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Make sure you take the " fruit meat" out of the skin-don't eat the skin-my wife is addicted-she
loves papayas..

That's what spoons are for.

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Michael I deserve to be killfiled-innocent but deserving...ha ha

Well, I've successfully unkillfile you now :0)
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 21:19:25 +0100, MEow <[email hidden]>

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Make sure you take the " fruit meat" out of the skin-don't eat the skin-my wife is addicted-she
loves papayas..

You can also cut them into chunks and put in a fruit salad with mango, cantaloupe, bananas,
pineapple chunks. If you're not used to the taste, you might enjoy them better this way, rather than
trying to eat just papaya all by itself.

I've found that there is a sort of white milky substance that oozes out when you cut into them,
and the riper they are, the less this is present, and the better they taste. If you're not sure if
they are ripe enough, perhaps it would work if you puncture the skin with your fingernail and see
if it oozes.

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You can also cut them into chunks and put in a fruit salad with mango, cantaloupe, bananas,
pineapple chunks. If you're not used to the taste, you might enjoy them better this way, rather
than trying to eat just papaya all by itself.

Maybe I can use it in "Monkey food": when I was a child we'd occasionally get "Monkey food" for
dessert, or as a snack. IIRC, it was made with pieces of different fruits, such as apples, bananas,
oranges, and what else was available, with some (approximately 100 g, or so) finely chopped
chocolate, all turned in some yoghurt naturel. I just thought of it the other day, and thought it
would be fun to have it again some day.

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I've found that there is a sort of white milky substance that oozes out when you cut into them,
and the riper they are, the less this is present, and the better they taste. If you're not sure if
they are ripe enough, perhaps it would work if you puncture the skin with your fingernail and see
if it oozes.

I just took it out of the refrigerator because it's quite hard.
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entirely sure they actually exist. Never seen one cooked IRL." Catherine Caruso (AFV)