Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>
> I don't think I've ever eaten papaya before ...
> Then I ate a piece. Mmmmm. . . smooth, sweet. . . . dirty socks.

Some fruits have a chalky taste to me when they are not ripe enough yet.
Could it be the fruit was a day or two early?

> Papaya joins scotch, cilantro, avocado and EVOO in the
> tastes-good-to-others-but-not-to-me category. Bummer. If I could
> get past the dirty socks taste there seems to be a good flavor back
> there someplace.

I'm okay with papaya. It's mango I'm unimpressed with. Nice cooked but
raw I don't get the point.

> Any thoughts on how to cover it? Salt? strawberries? vinegar?

I suggest cooking it into chutney. Works for me and mangoes at least.

Sqwertz wrote:

> The worst of the "tropical" bunch is guava. Eeek.

Wrong. Guava is delicious.

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2 May 2012 18:19:57 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger wrote:
>
> > I'm okay with papaya. It's mango I'm unimpressed with. Nice cooked but
> > raw I don't get the point.
>
> I'd rather have mango over papaya any day. Mango over any other fruit
> for that matter. They are more consistent, juicy, and sweet than any
> other fruit, IMO.
>
> The worst of the "tropical" bunch is guava. Eeek.
>
> -sw

Have you ever tried breadfruit? I'd like to. I hear you need to cook it
first.

On 5/2/2012 10:58 AM, Gary wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 2 May 2012 18:19:57 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger wrote:
>>
>>> I'm okay with papaya. It's mango I'm unimpressed with. Nice cooked but
>>> raw I don't get the point.
>>
>> I'd rather have mango over papaya any day. Mango over any other fruit
>> for that matter. They are more consistent, juicy, and sweet than any
>> other fruit, IMO.
>>
>> The worst of the "tropical" bunch is guava. Eeek.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Have you ever tried breadfruit? I'd like to. I hear you need to cook it
> first.

It tastes and has a consistency similar to a potato. Mostly, it's
starchy. The one time I made it, it was baked in foil. You can eat it
with butter. It's mostly the Samoans that eat breadfruit over here. I
don't know why it's not more popular since it doesn't taste bad and a
tree yields a large quantity of big fruit.

On May 2, 4:58*pm, Gary > wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 2 May 2012 18:19:57 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger wrote:
>
> > > I'm okay with papaya. *It's mango I'm unimpressed with. *Nice cooked but
> > > raw I don't get the point.
>
> > I'd rather have mango over papaya any day. *Mango over any other fruit
> > for that matter. *They are more consistent, juicy, and sweet than any
> > other fruit, IMO.
>
> > The worst of the "tropical" bunch is guava. *Eeek.
>
> > -sw
>
> Have you ever tried breadfruit? *I'd like to. I hear you need to cook it
> first.

I had breadfruit once in Belize. It was quite a while ago. I didn't
think it was cooked. And it lived up to its name by having a bread
like texture.
Captain Bligh of HMS Bounty was on his way to bring breadfruit from
Hawaii to the West Indies in order to provide cheap food for the
slaves.

On 2012-05-02, Gary > wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:

>> The worst of the "tropical" bunch is guava. Eeek.

You jes ain't had any good stuff:

http://tinyurl.com/7sqzk6t

I'd almost give up beer fer an endless supply of Bomy Guava Juice.

> Have you ever tried breadfruit? I'd like to. I hear you need to cook it
> first.

I've read of it being dried, then toasted, then topped with melted
cheese. Never really had any, though.

nb

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