There are two kinds of papaya, one is slender, and its shape is roughly similar to that of Cucurbita pepo or Pugua, so it is called "papaya male". It has thick flesh, few seeds, plenty of juice and is very sweet. Another kind of melon is round and looks like a gourd or Shatian pomelo. The flesh is thin and the seeds are juicy, so it is called "papaya girl". If you want to eat fresh papaya cooked on the tree as fruit, you'd better choose to buy "papaya tribute".

Generally speaking, the method of selecting papaya is as follows:

If you want to eat the papaya you bought that day, choose the papaya with a yellow body and gently press the belly of the melon. It feels a little soft, indicating that it is ripe.

Choose papaya with a big belly. A big belly proves that papaya is thick, because the most delicious part of papaya is the belly.

You can also look at pedicels. If it is just picked papaya, the pedicel will flow like milk. You can tell whether a melon is fresh by its stalk. Melons are bitter when they are not fresh.

The melon body should be smooth, and there are no traces of falling or touching. If you hold it in your hand, it will fall off, which means there is too much juice.

Seeds and seedless papaya are just different varieties and have the same nutritional value.

Papaya is known as the "king of all kinds of fruits". Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica records that papaya is warm and sour, calming the liver and stomach, relaxing muscles and tendons, activating bones and muscles, and lowering blood pressure. Modern medicine has proved that fruit contains papain, chymopapain, carotene and so on. Rich in 17 kinds of amino acids and various nutrient elements; The oleander component contained in it is a compound with the functions of protecting liver, lowering enzymes, resisting inflammation and bacteria, lowering blood fat and so on. The study also found that papaya can prevent the synthesis of nitrosamines, a carcinogen in human body. The vitamin C content of papaya is 48 times higher than that of apple! Regular consumption can calm the liver and stomach, relax tendons and activate collaterals, soften blood vessels, resist bacteria and inflammation, resist aging and beautify, prevent cancer and enhance physical fitness. It is a precious fruit with rich nutrition, which is beneficial to all but harmful to all.

The easiest way. Dice papaya and cook it with milk. Don't take too long, just five minutes.