[Sca-cooks] Re:papaya

[Elaine Koogler]

Yeah, my recollections are the same.  I lived in the South Pacific for a
year, and had all of the tropical fruits fresh and ripened on the tree.  It
was kind of like the difference between vine-riped tomatoes and those pale,
plastic-like things we get in the winter that they call "tomatoes".

Kiri
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louise Smithson" <smithson at mco.edu>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 8:10 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Re:papaya


> Phillipa wrote:
> I  bought a papaya a few days ago and today I judged it ripe enough to
> open.
> The round black seeds looked really cool! The flesh was orange but not
> bright orange.
>
> It didn't taste particularly sweet and had a sort of coconut tinge to
> it.
>
> Can anyone tell me what a papaya is supposed to taste like? And how
> sweet it should be.
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Phillipa,
> I buy papaya when it is fully yellow on the outside and eat it when you
> can smell it.  On it's own I don't think it tastes of very much, but
> with just a spritz of lime juice it comes alive.
> Much of the problem (like mangoes) is that they are shipped un ripe then
> ripen off the tree.  When I visited South Africa many years ago I got to
> taste real papaya (unbelievable) and real mangoes (wear a swimsuit or
> sit in the bath).  Oh to visit a semi-tropical country again and eat
> tree ripened fruits.
>
> On the other hand if your papaya is really really green you can make som
> tum.  A thai green papaya salad.
> OK rather than waiting for requests for the recipe:
> 1 green papaya, peeled, deseeded, shredded and salted with 2 tblsp salt
> for 20 minutes.  Wash well and squeeze all the moisture out.
> Peel, deseed and quarter 3 plum tomatoes
> Shred some lettuce and lay on a plate.
> Dressing:
> Fish sauce 1 part
> Lime juice 2 parts
> sugar      1/4 part (or to taste)
> 1 clove garlic pounded
> 3 or 4 hot red chillies chopped and pounded
> Mix sauce ingredients together.
> Put green papaya and tomatoes in a bowl, add dressing, be harsh mix
> pound and beat all together.
> Pour salad over lettuce.
> Top with dry roasted (unsalted) peanuts.
> Eat, enjoy and cry with the heat.  Then wonder why you are addicted to
> it.
> Helewyse
>
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