Some people eat a papaya because of its health benefits: for aiding digestion, for balancing stomach acid, for helping prevent colon cancer, and for being a good laxative. We love eating papayas because they are delicious. If anything can embody the tropics, it is a papaya! Feast your eyes with this beautiful fruit and don’t deny yourself a taste of its sweet and juicy flesh. It will put you in a cheerful mood.
A ripe papaya has a little give and is yellowish in colour. After removing the seeds, you can eat it as is. However, if you cut a papaya before it has fully ripened, all is not lost. Sprinkle it with a little sugar and spritz it with lemon juice, then let it marinade for ten minutes. You will have an amazing papaya fruit salad. A slightly under-ripe papaya or an over-ripe one can also be successfully turned into a papaya juice project. Blend it with crushed ice and it will quench a life-size thirst.
Papaya seeds are believed to have many health benefits but they need to be processed before you can eat them.
Ingredients
1 cup = 237 mL · 1 Tbsp = 15 mL · 1 tsp = 5 mL. All are level measurements.
Method
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Cut the papaya in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Using a spoon scoop the flesh and put in a blender together with the ice cubes.
Add the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and the water. Blend into a smooth, slushy puree and serve.
Substitutions: use orange juice or pineapple juice instead of water. Use honey instead of sugar, or leave it out altogether.
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i agree with the first comment, and also would love to see more about fruit in your blog, though i almost in love with every thing you cook guys…
Thank you for your comment. God willing, we will post more recipes with fruits.
A when i was in mogadisho i was using a papaya in three ways. Furulata,feeta feeta,mashadonya,drinking juice and it sounds nice. Xawaash.com thanks allot. Sida aad noo xasuusiseen our home land foods and fruits. Xamr cadeey xeebteeda uxiisayee u xiisayee xarunteedaan xasuustaye. Allow dalka noo nabadeey
Thank you very much for your compliments. Papaya is a special fruit for all Somalis.
Aamiin, Allow dalka noo nabadeey.
papay waa u xiisay run ahanti… qadada ka dib aya iskuridi jiray …
xawaash team furulato video ah sameeya , furalato waa ka seesin umalaynayaa ..maqayadaha muqdisho lagu gadi jiray .. waa papay la shiiday + buskid jilicsan + fiinto gaduud oo xoga yar korkalooga dhibciyay si ay kalar qurxoon u siiso.
hada sameen laheeden aad u jeclaan laha .
aad aya umahadsantihiin.
Walaal Khalid, waad ku mahadsantahay fikrada. Waan soo dadaalaynaa.
The salad and beverage sound so wonderful, but it’s the photography that has me spellbound. Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you very much Margie!