Papaya and papaya are two distant plants. They are similar in that the fruits look a little similar. Papaya is a shrub or small tree of the genus Papaya in Rosaceae. The fruit is oval, yellow, woody, sweet and sour, and should not be eaten raw, boiled or soaked in sugar water. In Kunming, I have seen ice powder sold. Now the products developed and listed are papaya juice drinks, papaya preserves, papaya fruit wine, papaya fruit vinegar and so on. Taking medicine has the effects of relieving alcoholism and resolving phlegm, promoting qi circulation and stopping dysentery.
Papaya tree, with its beautiful appearance, concentrated flower clusters, a large number of flowers and beautiful colors, is often used as an ornamental tree species and cultivated as a bonsai in the courtyard or garden.
Papaya is a small tree or shrub native to tropical America, belonging to the family Papaya. China's southern Fujian, Taiwan Province, Guangdong, Guangxi, southern Yunnan and other provinces are widely cultivated. Plants with the word "Fan" in their names are all exotic plants. Besides papaya, there are sweet potatoes, guava and annona, for example.
The ripe fruits of papaya can be used as fruits, such as those sold in supermarkets. Immature fruits can be used as vegetables, cooked or pickled, or processed into candied fruit, fruit juice, jam, preserved fruit and canned food.
The first time I saw papaya tree, I felt quite novel. Its stems are unbranched, leaves grow at the top, and flowers and fruits grow directly on the trunk. This is the flower and fruit of an old tree.
I first ate papaya in Malipo, Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan Province in 2000. My tutor's temporary worker, my partner Fenfen accompanied me to collect experimental materials, and Master Xiao of Malipo Forestry Bureau gave us a guide. Superfine product saw a papaya tree fruit ripe by the roadside, so he picked one and broke it off for Marat safin and me to eat. Looking at the frog egg-like seeds in the melon, I was disgusted and barely took a bite. The taste is strange, I really can't accept it. Want to show it to Marat safin, it is difficult to see her expression. We don't know what to do. Throw it away. Sorry, don't throw it away. I really can't eat. Fortunately, superfine product saw something else and turned around. The two of us quickly threw the papaya into the grass by the roadside and breathed a sigh of relief.
In the second year, the tutor took his younger brother and sister on a business trip to Daheishan Town, Lvchun County, Honghe Prefecture. My brother picked a papaya to eat by the roadside. Look at his sweet food. I want to try it again. My brother gave me a piece, which is very strange. This time it tastes ok, unlike last time, it's hard to accept.
In Menglun Town, where Xishuangbanna Institute of Tropical Plants of Chinese Academy of Sciences is located, there are many papaya tree planted on both sides of the street. It is said that local people sometimes feed pigs with papaya. I ate immature papaya in Menglun town, peeled it and made it into a silk salad, which was not bad.
Although the papaya of Rosaceae is a real papaya, when it comes to papaya, the first thing people think of is papaya.