backyard
saw ripe papayas
pick some
give my mother a slice
hybrid that stands 3 ft and bears many fruits
I pick up some ripe papaya in our backyard
By ida123
@ida123 (6206)
Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
June 23, 2016 2:25am CST
About 10:00 a.m. today, I went at our backyard and saw many ripe papayas. This kind of papaya trees are hybrid that stands only 3 ft and bears many fruits and I was tempted to harvest some that was already ripe and ready for consumption.
When I give my mother her lunch, I give her also a slice of papaya for her dessert. I'm happy that she consume her food fast because she likes the dessert.
How about you friends, do you eat ripe papaya and like the taste of this fruit?
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30 responses
@Chungshop (2355)
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23 Jun 16
Fruit season are over, just left some green banana and papaya. We have not time to get it before some strangers come and eat it lo.
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@Chungshop (2355)
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23 Jun 16
@ida123 There are very selective, they don't take away, they just left the empty papaya lo.
@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@Chungshop, yes, if strangers can see papaya that are not harvested and they have time to sneak it, am sure, the papaya and other fruits will be missing.
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@brokenbee (11756)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
I also like it but not that much. HIHIHI
My father also harvests our papaya in our backyard. But ours is the tall one.
I prefer the almost ripe papaya. I dip it in salt and vinegar.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@brokenbee, yes, I do the same, eating unripe papaya, dip it with vinegar and a pinch of salt, so crunchy.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@brokenbee Don't overripe any fruits, am sure all overripe fruits will bring different taste.
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@brokenbee (11756)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
@ida123 Yup, I like the texture when it isn't that ripe yet. Hihihi When it's already ripe/overripe, it is already mushy, and sometimes I don't like the smell. Hahaha
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@epiffanie (11325)
• Australia
30 Jun 16
wow! that's the kind of papaya I want to plant in my retreat over there ..
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@epiffanie (11325)
• Australia
30 Jun 16
@ida123 how many years or months before the papaya trees grow and have fruits?
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
30 Jun 16
@epiffanie maybe, 6 to 1 year, the papaya tree gives fruit by that time.
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
Yes, we eat papaya for dessert but we put them in the ref first to make it more yummy.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@sunrisefan, yes, putting it in the refrigerator can make the papaya more yummy but don't put it in the freezer because when you eat it, it seems you eat a rotten papaya.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32756)
• Calgary, Alberta
23 Jun 16
I prefer Unripe papaya, It is a delicious vegetable. I am not really a fan of ripe papaya fruit but I mixed them with apples and strawberries to make delicious smoothie shakes.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
wow, you give me a hint on how to prepare another way of preparing papaya, thanks @CaptAlbertWhisker
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32756)
• Calgary, Alberta
23 Jun 16
@ida123 I cant eat it on it's own but I am able to neutralize the flavor with other fruits and a blender.
I love unripe papaya better.
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@eliza_godinez12 (5723)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
Yes! i love eating ripe papa,too. 
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
23 Jun 16
@ida123 Yes,I like papayas.Now I do not have them in my backyard.So I buy them.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
24 Jun 16
@ida123 Sadly I do not have a backyard now.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
26 Jun 16
@cacay1 So I think when they become ripe papayas,you can have plenty of your own.
@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Jun 16
@silvermist, if you have no more papaya trees in your backyard and you bought already the papaya in the fruit stand, be sure to plant the seeds.
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@toniganzon (72541)
• Philippines
23 Jun 16
I like red papaya. They taste is extraordinary.
I remember when I was young, our grandparents lived with us before they migrated to the US. My grandfather planted a lot of papaya trees in our backyard and every meal he would have a slice or two or papayas. It was his favourite fruit.
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@Tampa_girl7 (53330)
• United States
28 Jun 16
I don't think that I have ever tried papaya before.
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