How do I know when red papaya is ripe enough to eat?

Answer 1

Sunrise papaya are ripe and ready to eat when the flesh is almost all yellow. The flesh is pink or red in color.

Solo papaya are also called Kapoho (region on the Big Island where they are grown). This variety is also ready to eat when the flesh is almost all yellow.

Wailua Sweet is ready to eat when you least think it is. When the outside skin on this variety is still mostly green with a tinge of yellow , they are ready to eat. If allowed to ripen until they are almost all yellow, you'll have a mushy papaya suitable only for recipes that call for pureed papaya!
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Look for papayas that are partly or completely yellow in color, depending variety, that give slightly to pressure, but are not soft at the stem-end. Avoid papayas that are bruised, shriveled, or have soft areas. Papayas that are hard and green are immature and will not ripen properly. Uncut papayas have no smell. Papayas that are cut should smell sweet, not bad or fermented.

Slightly green papayas will ripen quickly at room temperature, especially placed in a paper bag. As the papaya ripens, it will turn from green to yellow. Place ripe papayas in a plastic bag and store in the refrigerator. Papayas
keep for up to a week, but it's best to use them within a day or two.
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Answer 2

There are two types of papayas, Hawaiian and Mexican. The Hawaiian varieties are the papayas commonly found in supermarkets. These pear-shaped fruit generally weigh about 1 pound and have yellow skin when ripe. The flesh is bright orange or pinkish, depending on variety, with small black seeds clustered in the center. Hawaiian papayas are easier to harvest because the plants seldom grow taller than 8 feet. Mexican papayas are much larger the the Hawaiian types and may weigh up to 10 pounds and be more than 15 inches long. The flesh may be yellow, orange or pink.

Answer 3

Red Papaya

Answer 4

A papaya is ripe when you press on the outside skin and it feels soft.

Answer 5

If you press it and and it feels soft and u can see an indentation..it is ripe..
to ripen papaya fast keep it wrapped ina newspaper in a dark cool place for 2- days.. and then eat it.

Answer 6

Scratch a little portion of the skin and watch if the color underneath is intense. If it is pale is not ripe.

Answer 7

It will be a little soft, not too hard not too soft, somewhere in the middle.

Answer 8

the colour will be a deep orange and soft

Answer 9

it will be a orange and squashy