How many of you know PAPAYA?

Papaya! It is a wonderful fruit, and especially excellent for the skin, whether taken internally or applied externally. I like the firm type of papaya - the one which is reddish, and not the orange, soft variety of papayas.

Papaya is a common fruit in tropical countries like those in Asia. In my area papaya trees can be found almost in every house. Papaya is a plant with non-woody stem and the height of the matured plant is between 5 to 10 feet. The tree bears plenty of fruits all year round. The unripe fruit is green in color and yellowish when it is ripen. Normally the fruit is plucked when it turns slightly yellow as it might be eaten by birds when it becomes totally ripen in the tree. Papaya is very nutritious as it contains lots of calcium and it’s good for relaxing the bowels. It’s propagated with seeds.

this is a yellow fruit that has lots of seed, and so sweet.. you can also put in a dish called TINOLA, together with chicken and dahon ng sili

I think this is a type of tropical fruit. As long as the plant is given a warm and tropical climate to live in, I think it would grow. It's quite nice and sweet and juicy. I like papaya juice. Also, I heard that unripe papaya can be used on meat as it has natural tenderizing properties. Wonder if anyone has tried that?

I know what Papaya is,you can do many things w/ Papaya fruits. We cook unripe papaya w/ coconut cream, or we put in our tinola (Chicken dish). We also pickled green papaya. This one is my favorite a medium ripe papaya, i sliced thinly and soaked them in vinegar, salt and a little sugar. Ripe Papaya can be into shake, can be eaten as it is. Some women like me also used as facial mask. Oh before i forget Papaya is also commercially produced for whitening soap. That is how useful and popular papaya is.

Well, i do. I like Papaya. For the past two weeks i had been having Papaya on a daily basis as i am into a fruit diet.

In India we all know what is papaya and what are its benfits.The papaya is rich in vitamins. It is especially high in vitamins A, C, and E, and is rich in calcium, phosphorus, and iron. The papaya is high in digestive properties and has a direct tonic effect on the stomach. It is used in the treatment of stomach ulcers and fevers, and has a high mucus solvent action. The papaya retains its potency in high temperatures. Papaya also helpful to reduce weight.I don't like the smell somtimes, but over all It is good.

part of my dad's plantation is a Papaya Plantation...so I know what Papaya is... why?

I have ate papaya, but I don't think that papaya can be grown in the US. I love it and it is one of my favorite fruits. I never really knew where it was from.

i know what that is. its widely consumed in my country. its one of my favorite fruits :)

I now what papaya is. I am also an Asian. It is nice to mix it with milk and ice during the summer. Is it true that it makes one sterile?

Yes,you have right. First time when i heard about this fruit it was whem i was 9 or 10 years because a boy which come to live in poland from thailand,and when we ask him what fruits he like he said(near another exotic fruits) papaya...to me this sound so funny and i keep in my mind more time...now i even eat ,and i likeit!~

i know papaya and i love eating them. im from philippines.