Green Papayas and Mangoes

Published on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, by Sarah Perry / Edit Post

Mango and papaya are sweet and fragrant when ripe. But many people in South Asia and Hawaii prefer the unripe, green versions. luckyfatima loves green papaya salad. "Green, unripened papaya ground with its skin is a great meat tenderizer and is used in making many types of kebabs in Pakistani/Indian cuisine," she says. In Hawaii, "we eat green mango plain, with mayo and shoyu," says Mag454. "You can also pickle the green mangoes. I have a friend who makes pickled mangoes every year (in fact, he should hopefully be giving me some soon!) and they are a very tasty treat."

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  • As to the question of where to buy green papaya's, in the Southeast and much of the temperate areas of the West it is both easy and enjoyable to grow papayas. Most trees bear fruit the first year and are quite prolific. I buy a ripe papaya of a variety i like and dry the seeds for about a month and then plant in a small pot until sprouting time. Next move is to the garden, they like fertilizer...+READ

    As to the question of where to buy green papaya's, in the Southeast and much of the temperate areas of the West it is both easy and enjoyable to grow papayas. Most trees bear fruit the first year and are quite prolific. I buy a ripe papaya of a variety i like and dry the seeds for about a month and then plant in a small pot until sprouting time. Next move is to the garden, they like fertilizer and grow fast. As I mentioned, you should have fruit the first year. The tree usually survives all but drought (without irrigation) and a hard freeze. The tree is either male or female (with the exception of bi-sexual varieties) and so requires both male and female plants for successful fruit production.-COLLAPSE

  • Green mangoes are also good dipped in shoyu and vinegar. I make jugs of pickled mangoes every year - for one type I use really green mangoes, for another I use mangoes that are just beginning to ripen but are still predominantly green.
    Green papaya salad is terrific!.

  • Green mangos can also be used in place of green papayas in salad. I had it in Cambodia - quite good.