What is sour papaya?

Papaya is a specialty of Yunnan. As a special snack in Hong Kong in the forties and fifties, it is about the size of mango, and most of them are cyan, which will turn golden yellow after being put for a long time. The longer it is stored, the closer it is to yellow, the more fragrant it will be, and the fragrance of fruit will be very fresh.

What is sour papaya?

As a woody plant of papaya, the fruit of papaya is edible and has certain medicinal value. At the same time, when the flowers bloom, they are very gorgeous and can also play a very good ornamental role. Papaya has many functions, such as appetizing beauty beauty and treating rheumatism. It can also be used to make jam and soak wine, all of which are delicious. Papaya also has a certain effect of invigorating spleen and promoting digestion, because it is rich in papain, which can decompose fat into fatty acids after entering our body.

In our daily life, if we eat a lot of meat, we can choose to eat some sour papaya, which has a good effect on strengthening the spleen and stomach and can also prevent the accumulation of fat. Papain, which is rich in papaya, can also play a very good role in the development of mammary glands, as well as the role of lactation. As a kind of warm food, papaya, if eaten properly, is particularly helpful to health, and can also play a certain role in moistening the lungs. For female friends, eating some papaya can make the skin more delicate and smooth. Papaya is widely used by people, especially those with indigestion, malnutrition and obesity, but we can't adapt to too many papayas in our daily life, so it's best to eat about 1/4.

The above is papaya for everyone. As a special fruit in Yunnan, Chaenomeles is about the size of mango, and it was a very common snack in Hong Kong in the 1940s and 1950s.

Further reading: What is Chaenomeles?