Papaya anyone?
@allknowing (130064)
India
February 21, 2016 4:35am CST
I had plucked this papaya when it was still green just to keep it away from prying birds.There was just one on this tree. It took about 7 days for it to get ripe and now it is ready and waiting.
Do you have papayas growing in your country? They are packed with goodness.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
21 Feb 16
I don't think I have ever had fresh papaya. I have had dried papaya and thought it was delicious.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
21 Feb 16
@boingboing, When I was a teenager, I never ate this fruit.This time, I realized and learned its benefits, so numerous.It reduces blood pressure.
@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
22 Feb 16
Papaya is not one of my favorite fruits. But there is one variety of papaya the Red Lady variety which i like because of its sweetness and juiciness. I like to eat this variety compared to our native papaya which has a strong distinctive "aroma".
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
22 Feb 16
That must be what some users here are talking about. We do not have any papayas with strong smell
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@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
22 Feb 16
@allknowing Our native papaya looks like your papaya in the picture only its color greenish yellow when ripe and taste very sweet but it has a very strong odor which i dont like at all. I like to eat the Red Lady variety. Do you have this variety (Red Lady) in India?
@allknowing (130064)
• India
22 Feb 16
We have both varieties.I love papayas. They do not have any obnoxious smell as some have said.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
22 Feb 16
@SIMPLYD Good for you. You can have the other half later
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
22 Feb 16
@allknowing Yes , i love it so much too . I can actually eat half of a big papaya . 
My husband though don't like it . 
My husband though don't like it . 1 person likes this
@silvermist (19702)
• India
21 Feb 16
@allknowing Papyas happen to be one of my favorite fruits.Of course,Mango comes first.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
21 Feb 16
@allknowing Happy to know mangoes are first for you too.
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
23 Feb 16
Papayas are good for elders and patients who are under treatment... My grandfather loves it...
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
23 Feb 16
@Daljinder Papaya can be eaten by everyone first as a fruit and then for health which is good for all ages.
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
23 Feb 16
@allknowing I do but not very often. lol I didn't mean to say that only old persons eat it. I just highlighting the health benefits for them Guess it came out as that..eh??
I do but not very often. lol I didn't mean to say that only old persons eat it. I just highlighting the health benefits for them Guess it came out as that..eh??1 person likes this
@allknowing (130064)
• India
21 Feb 16
It is common here as well but this fruit is getting a lot of attention because of its health properties.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
25 Feb 16
Nope I'm not a fan of it but it looks yummy
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
26 Feb 16
I was not a fan of tomatoes but I started eating them just because they were supposed to be good for health and now I simply love them.
@allknowing (130064)
• India
22 Feb 16
Since there was just one on the tree it grew to this size. But some varieties do grow big.
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@Bhaskarjhborah (735)
• India
21 Feb 16
Yes, I can say that here in every ones home in our neighborhood have Papaya tree, at-least one, But I don't Like Papaya mainly when it is raining.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
21 Feb 16
That is the problem. When there is plenty it loses its value
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@Bhaskarjhborah (735)
• India
21 Feb 16
@allknowing I don't like to use it as a fruit not at all, But sometimes I like to use it as a vegetable.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
21 Feb 16
Yes and I love it too. When green we can use it with our chicken and cook with ginger and soup.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
22 Feb 16
I love it. I have many papaya trees and soon I will have a bumper of them
