Brilio.net - Papaya plants have many parts that can be consumed, including the fruit, leaves, and flowers . Papaya flowers are usually cooked by stir-frying them with various spices, and once cooked, they can be used as a side dish with rice. However, it is important to know how to remove the bitter taste of papaya flowers before processing them.
This bitter taste is caused by the enzyme papain contained in it, just like in papaya leaves. To reduce the bitter taste, papaya flowers can be boiled briefly. Make sure not to boil for too long so that the color of the flowers does not turn brown.
To make the bitter taste disappear without a trace, you have to add some ingredients to the boiled water . Like what a netizen named Novi Nouf did. In one of her personal YouTube channel uploads, Novi shared a surefire way to remove the bitter taste of papaya flowers.
First, pick the papaya flower that will be processed. Set aside the stem part because this part has a hard texture when eaten later.
photo: YouTube/Novi Nouf
After that, wash the papaya flowers under running water. Don't forget to stir them so that all the dirt that sticks to them dissolves with the water. Drain.
photo: YouTube/Novi Nouf
In addition, add enough water into the pan. Put it on the stove and cook until it boils. Once it boils, put the papaya flowers into the pan.
photo: YouTube/Novi Nouf
Then he added some other ingredients to the boiling water. There were tamarind, some guava leaves, and lemon juice.
"Just add the lemon peel to the boiling water. Also add a little salt so that it tastes savory and maintains its green color," he explained further.
photo: YouTube/Novi Nouf
When it is cooked, turn off the stove and drain the papaya flowers. Rinse the papaya flowers again using plain water.
"Well, this is also the key to making the papaya flower lose its bitterness. Drain it and then the papaya flower is ready to be processed.
photo: YouTube/Novi Nouf
The method is easy to imitate, right? Who would have thought that these three simple ingredients could remove the bitter taste of papaya flowers. In addition to being watched 1.5 thousand times, the comment column of this video is also filled with various responses from other YouTube users.
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