Can green papaya be eaten?

There are two types of papaya: yellow and green. The green papaya is not ripe and generally cannot be eaten. However, if we want to eat green papaya, we should use it to make juice. For example, after peeling the green papaya, add milk and put it into a juicer to make juice. In our daily life, we usually eat ripe papaya. The ripe papaya is sweeter and tastes better, so it is recommended that you learn how to eat papaya.

Tips for eating green papaya

1. Pair with milk

Green papaya and milk taste especially good together. When eating, you can remove 200 grams of green papaya, cut into pieces after removing the rind and seeds, and then put it into a juicer together with 200 grams of fresh milk, stir evenly, take it out and put it into a cup, add honey and mix well, then you can eat it directly. This green papaya with added milk not only tastes tempting, but also can beautify and nourish the skin.

2. Cold salad

Although green papaya is a fruit, it can also be eaten as a vegetable. It tastes especially good when made into cold dishes. When making raw papaya salad, you need to prepare 200 grams of raw papaya, 30 grams of carrots, 10 grams of peanuts, and appropriate amounts of coriander and garlic. Peel the green papaya and cut it into shreds. Cut the carrots into shreds as well. Then put them in salt and marinate for half an hour. Drain the water, add chopped coriander and garlic, and finally add your favorite seasonings and mix well.

3. Make soup

Green papaya soup is also very delicious, especially for women who have insufficient milk after childbirth. You can put green papaya and crucian carp together to make cucumber and crucian carp soup. This can not only allow postpartum women to absorb rich protein and minerals, but also promote milk secretion. It can relieve their adverse symptoms such as insufficient milk and postpartum no milk, and it is also very beneficial for women's physical recovery after childbirth.

4. Cook porridge

Green papaya can also be used to cook porridge. Before cooking porridge with green papaya, be sure to wash the green papaya, remove the skin and seeds inside, cut it into pieces, wash the rice or millet, add water into the pot and boil it. When the porridge is half cooked, put the cut green papaya pieces in the pot and cook together. Cook until the green papaya is cooked and the porridge is soft, sticky and thick. Then turn off the heat and cool it down before taking it out for consumption.