raw papaya
Unripened tropical melon
Raw papaya is the unripe, green fruit of the papaya tree, used as a vegetable in South and Southeast Asian cooking.
Unlike the sweet orange flesh of ripe papaya, raw papaya is firm, pale, and mildly bitter.
It's shredded for salads like Thai som tam, added to curries, or used as a meat tenderizer due to its enzyme content.
- pawpawCustard-textured native fruit
- digestive enzymesFood-processing biological catalysts
- digestive aidPromotes food breakdown
- meat tenderizerTool to soften flesh
- vitamin CEssential water-soluble antioxidant
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