Choose golden, slightly soft papaya. Scoop out the seeds before serving. These can be eaten in savoury dishes. They have a peppery flavour and crunchy texture. Papaya is very sweet and needs lemon ...

"Sometimes, the peel is partly yellow and partly green." As Barbin notes, this makes it hard to determine whether a variegated papaya is ready for picking, obliterating farmers to accomplish an old ...