good to know that the black seeds are edible! i have a collection of these
seeds just because the dried seeds look nice. Shall try taste.
Regards
Nalini
----- Original Message -----
From: Dinesh Valke
To: efloraofindia
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 7:35 PM
Subject: [efloraofindia:58783] fruits & vegetables :: NATURALIZED, CULTIVATED
:: Caricaceae » Carica papaya
Caricaceae (carica family) » Carica papaya
KAIR-ih-kuh -- from the Greek karike, a kind of fig - referring to papaya's
fig-like leaves
puh-PIE-yuh or pap-EYE-yuh -- possibly derived from the Caribbean word for
this plant
commonly known as: melon tree, pawpaw, papaya, tree melon • Assamese: অমৱতা
amawata, অমিতা amita • Bengali: পেঁপে pempe • Gujarati: પપૈયો papayo, પપૈયું
papayun • Hindi: अरणड खरबुजा arand-kharbuza, पपैया papaiya, पपीता papita •
Kannada: ಪಪಾಯ papaya, ಪರಮ್ಗಿ paramgi • Konkani: पॉप्पाइ poppayi • Malayalam:
കപ്പങ്ങ kappanga, കൊപ്പക്കായ koppakkaaya • Manipuri: awathabi • Marathi: पपयी
pappayi, पोपय popay, पोपया popaya, poppayi, फोपयी phopayi • Mizo: thingfanghma
• Nepalese: पपिता papita • Oriya: amritobonda • Sanskrit: एरण्ड कर्कटी erand
karkati • Tamil: கனியாமணக்கு kaniyamanakku, பப்பாளி pappali • Telugu: బొప్పాయి
boppayi • Urdu: ارنڐ کهربجا arand kharbuza, پپيا papaiya
Native to: southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America
Edible use:
... unripe fruit (as VEGETABLE) eaten raw (as in salads), cooked usually in
curries and stews
... ripe fruit (as FRUIT) eaten fresh
... black seeds are edible ... sometimes ground and used as a substitute
for black pepper
... young leaves of papaya are steamed and eaten like spinach ... in some
parts of Asia
Quoted from Wikipedia
some fact:
... the first fruit tree to have its genome deciphered ... Wikipedia
