What is green papaya?
Green papaya
Unripe papaya, crisp and mild, shredded into crunchy salads instead of eaten sweet.
What it tastes like
Crunchy, cool and barely sweet, like cucumber crossed with jicama. It soaks up a spicy, limey dressing.
Where you’ll see it
Thai som tam, Lao and Vietnamese salads, and Filipino atchara pickles.
Related words
- jicama
- kohlrabi
- daikon