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"Papaya." The Illustrated Cook's Book of Ingredients, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., 1st edition, 2010. Credo Reference, https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/papaya. Accessed 13 Dec. 2019.
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Topic Page: Papaya
Definition:
papaya
from The Macquarie Dictionary
1.
the large melon-like fruit of the shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, of the family Caricaceae, originally from tropical America, especially the smaller, sweet, pink-fleshed variety.
Also called pawpaw, the papaya grows in tropical or subtropical regions such
as Hawaii and South Africa. It can vary in size, shape, and color, but typically
is an elongated pear shape with thin, shiny, yellow-green skin and vivid pink or
orange flesh that is musky-sweet and succulent. The fruit and its leaves contain
an enzyme called papain that is used as a meat tenderizer.
Buy
Papaya are in season all year round. Choose a papaya that feels heavy for
its size and has smooth skin with no pitting or cracking. Ripe fruit will
have a sweet aroma and be soft enough to hold an impression when gently
squeezed (but handle carefully to avoid bruising).
Store
Keep slightly unripe fruit at room temperature until soft and yellow. If
ripe, store in a closed paper bag in the refrigerator. Papaya flesh can be
frozen in sugar syrup.
Eat
Fresh:
Use in salads, desserts, and salsas. Press for juice.
Cooked:
When unripe, steam as a vegetable, dice for soup, or stuff and bake as
a savory dish.
Preserved:
Bottle in syrup; make preserves and pickles; dry; or
candy/crystallize.
This jumbo-sized fruit has yellow, orange, or pink flesh that is firm and
juicy if not quite as intense in flavor as Hawaiian papaya, the type common
in supermarkets. Eat fresh or use for sauces and smoothies.
Hawaiian papaya
A smooth-skinned variety with a shallow seed cavity, Sunrise has very
sweet flesh. It is part of a group of papayas called “solo,” because they
are a suitable size for one person.
Papaya. (2010). In The illustrated cook's book of ingredients. London, UK: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc. Retrieved from https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/papaya
"Papaya." In The Illustrated Cook's Book of Ingredients. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., 2010. https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/papaya
Papaya. (2010). In The illustrated cook's book of ingredients. [Online]. London: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc. Available from: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/papaya [Accessed 13 December 2019].
"Papaya." The Illustrated Cook's Book of Ingredients, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., 1st edition, 2010. Credo Reference, https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/papaya. Accessed 13 Dec. 2019.
