When choosing papaya, we must recognize whether it is mature or not. If it is ripe, its color will be dark yellow and its taste will be sweet. If its surface is green, this papaya is not ripe.
Wrap the papaya in newspaper and put it in a cool place. Ripe papaya can be directly used to boil water or make soup. If you like sour papaya, you can also cut it into shreds, put some sweet vinegar in it, and make it into a side dish for preservation.
Ripening method of green papaya
1, put papaya to ripen
You can put papaya in a slightly warmer and ventilated place. After 3-5 days of natural storage, the color of papaya will change and the pulp will become soft, indicating that papaya has matured.
Step 2 use drugs to ripen
You can use drugs to ripen green papaya, dilute ethylene with water, then spray it directly on the surface of green papaya and cover it with plastic film. Papaya will change color and mature the next day.
How to eat green papaya correctly
1, cold green papaya
Prepare ingredients: green papaya, millet pepper, garlic, salt, white vinegar, Chili oil, pepper oil, sesame oil and soy sauce.
Specific practice: Wash papaya, peel it, shred it with a silk knife, put all the seasonings together, and then stir it evenly with chopsticks, and you can eat it.
2. Sweet and sour shredded green papaya
Prepare ingredients: green papaya, white vinegar, sugar and green pepper.
The specific method: peel the green papaya, cut the pulp into filaments, shred the green peppers and put them together, then add white vinegar and sugar, stir well, cover and marinate for 30 minutes.