Will someone provide an image of the type of papaya to use for Thai *papaya*

[marilynfl]

salad. Or maybe it's Vietnamese papaya salad? I've tried looking online but all I get are images of the salad already made. I asked at the last restaurant and the waitress said they go outside and pick it.

That's not going to help me.

Our grocery store carries two type of papaya's, so I'm not sure which one or how "green" they have to be for this salad.

My only prior experience with papaya was tasting it when it's really, really orange and uber sweet with black seeds. I know THAT's not the one to use.

 

[orchid]

It's just a papaya that hasn't ripened yet. The sell them in Thailand

sliced thin and with salt and ground chili on the side to dip in and it is very tart. I've never had a green papaya salad. Here's a pic of what it looks like.

http://ecoripe.com/products-page/vegetables/green-papaya/

 

[CathyZ]

I've made green papaya salad many times. Just a shredded, unripe papaya, Marilyn

The ones I use are just barely starting to ripen but are still pretty green and hard. The variety really doesn't matter.

 

[marilynfl]

can you provide an image? Our grocer has large & small ones, both are a little

yellow...so I'm not sure if that's too ripe.

 

[marilynfl]

Thanks! This page wouldn't open for me before. This is one I've seen.

But it's not solid green like this...it's already turning yellow.

I just love that salad.

 

[orchid]

I guess I'm not understanding what you mean. The green is the skin

on the outside. As it ripens it turns yellow and then red. The flesh, the part you eat, of the green papaya is creamy white.

 

[orchid]

Marilyn, is this utube any help?

 

[CathyZ]

No image but if it "gives" when you press on it, it is too ripe. Should be hard and just starting to

turn a little yellow

 

[marilynfl]

Thanks to both of you! I'm going to try Slanted Door's Vietnamese Papaya salad.

 

[heather_in_sf]

I've had it at the restaurant and it's so tasty!

 

[marilynfl]

Yes!