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You can eat papaya with a SPOON. A fruit that can be eaten with a spoon deserves some respect. Try eating an apple with a spoon! (mm, I love papayas.)
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aspectre, point taken. So there is such a thing as a papaya . . . but it is definitely not a fruit! The fruit is called frutabomba!
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When my cousin first came from Cuba, ketchup was an absolute revelation to him. He was always asking for la salsita roja! I think he pretty much felt that was America's premier contribution to civilization. Posts: 13680 | Registered: Mar 2002
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quote:However, anyone who enjoys ketchup enough to proclaim herself queen frightens me just a tad
You should be afraid. I put it on my cheesecake now and then.
quote:You can eat papaya with a SPOON. A fruit that can be eaten with a spoon deserves some respect. Try eating an apple with a spoon!
This is no test of the nobility of a fruit. Only it's looseness. You can eat some very good fruits-- pineapple, cherimoya, mango-- with a spoon, and some not-so-good/evil ones as well-- kiwi, papaya.
quote:I think he pretty much felt that was America's premier contribution to civilization.
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<shudder> I just thought of putting ketchup on the greatest of all deserts, cheesecake (especially when combined with the #2 desert, Pumpkin Pie..... mmmmm.... pumpkin pie cheesecake......) I would consider starting a holy war with the Ketchup Queen, if my wife wouldn't smack me. She eats ketchup on nearly everything, and Ranch Dressing on everything else. Once I got tired of being smacked, I stopped making fun of her asking for ketchup with her steak (or more correctly, making ME ask so she wouldn't feel awkward)
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What is a cherimoya? YOU DON'T LIKE KIWI EITHER? Ohhh, as a lover of all things fruity, this breaks my heart.
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Kiwi is all right. But not one I'd prefer to eat on a regular basis. Cherimoya is a wonderful, wonderful fruit. Mark Twain said it was "deliciousness itself."
And I like ketchup and sour cream on my steak.
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OK, the thought of Sour Cream makes me nauseaous, the real thing actually tears me up. I think I'm going to go eat a peice of pumpkin pie, and forget all this craziness....
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Her husband's. After all, she has to put something on the food that she mooches.
Kiwi is a great fruit. I used to take about 4 or 5 off the mess decks on my way to the office when I was on the ship.
*Getting hungry again and just had dinner.*
KQ: Ketchup on cheesecake ... ok, I'm just not going to go there. I'm generally not a picky eater, but that made my stomach turn just a little bit.
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Oh man - I mean, I know kq has to be wise, with so many posts, but surely she will step in and end the ketchup cheesecake madness!!
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I love papaya!! Of course I must admit that some are much better than others. The ones I've picked ripe of trees in the Hawaiian islands have been far, far better than any I've ever gotten at grocery stores. I think that some of the "soap" taste and "foot" smell developes when they are picked green and ripened afterwards.
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Tante, I meant fresh apples! Tough crowd, you Hatrackers. I suppose what I meant to say is that I love eating papayas 'cause I can eat them with a spoon!
Beans, beans, they're good for your heart...
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quote:Originally posted by Teshi: Apparantly, smaller papayas are better than bigger ones.
Not here. The smaller ones we had tasted like cardboard. The big ones - much, much bigger than a football - tasted divine!
But then, here, papaya trees are almost everywhere. There's one across the street on an empty, unclaimed piece of land. Which makes me wonder who steals the papayas from it. The lizards on my roof, I bet.
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Well, this site is actually how I found out about That Other Forum, but I haven't had the motivation to jump into the fray here until I thought I saw myself. OSC is my favorite living author. And, not to get off track, I do like papaya.
As for ketchup, my three year old calls every sauce ketchup. There's red ketchup, and white ketchup (ranch dressing), and brown ketchup (barbecue sauce). You won't catch me defiling my cheesecake, though.
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Here, ketchup, or catsup as the purist called ketchupqueen calls it, is called tomato sauce, and it might be hot, and it might have ginger and garlic in it. And yeah, sometimes, Heinz is available. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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You know, I've been ignoring this thread because I thought any post titled "Papaya!" would be extolling its virtues, and I cannot relate. But when I saw it had extended to two pages, I got curious, and must weigh in: I agree w/ the papaya haters!!
But I'm willing to concede that I've never tried it recently picked in a tropical country. I figure it must taste better *somewhere* than it does here! And papaya juice? Oh, puh-leez!!
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Papaya juice is fantabulous! But yeah, we get ours - juice and fruit - fresh. Like, really really fresh. Not less than five minutes off the tree cuz we don't have a papaya tree, but within a few hours or so, yeah. Yum. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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Papaya juice is one of my all-time favorites! YUM. As is the fruit itself.
And can y'all who claim that papayas smell bad be talking about the same fruit as me?? Jackfruit reeks. Papaya does not. Posts: 952 | Registered: Jun 2005
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I don't think it smells (other than like papaya.) I just loathe it.
And quid, I am willing to concede that there are other catsups. But the catsup in itself is inherently evil, so...
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I love how jackfruit tastes, though I've only had it fresh or pickled/canned and not cooked in any way. But the skin/husk/whatever of the fruit has a definite fragrance that isn't pretty! Posts: 952 | Registered: Jun 2005
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The smell of a papaya, if you disregard the heavenly taste, has a little resemblance to the smell a wee baby has if she is only being nourished by her mothers milk. It may be surprising at first, but not unpleasant. Get past that and taste the fruit. But, again, get a good big one. (And squeeze lots of fresh lime on top.)
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Well, this site is actually how I found out about That Other Forum, but I haven't had the motivation to jump into the fray here until I thought I saw myself. OSC is my favorite living author. And, not to get off track, I do like papaya. ![[ROFL]](graemlins/rofl.gif)
Here, ketchup, or catsup as the purist called ketchupqueen calls it, is called tomato sauce, and it might be hot, and it might have ginger and garlic in it. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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