Red lady Papayas Yellow ones for sweets desserts Green ones for preservation , Traditional Me
It is Papaya season, and papaya trees are laden with fruit everywhere. The older Aunt s papaya harvest didn t receive much demand because of the time of year. The older uncle is not interested in taking them to the market and instead waits for someone to come and pick them up from the garden. Papayas ripen in the trees themselves as a result of this. I went there early in the morning to gather some papaya because I needed to prepare lunch. Such a sight to behold, the fruits are glistening like yellow and orange bulbs in every fresh tree. Since the fruits are so huge, picking just five of them fills the basket to the brim. In addition to the ripe papaya, I also picked raw papaya before leaving for home. In Sri Lanka s rural settlements, a unique variety of papaya was grown. They had a stunning deep red colour(We call it Rathna Papol ), which made them quite lovely. Eventually, they improved the quality and flavour of these Sri Lankan beauties by combining them with a hybrid Malays
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