Without boiling it with tamarind, this is a trick for processing papaya flowers so that the bitter taste is drastically reduced

Instagram/@fahrunnizarf

This food ingredient is known to be healthy.

Brilio.net - Papaya flowers or papaya flowers are a food ingredient that is known to be healthy. Apart from having a unique taste, papaya flowers are also rich in nutrients that are beneficial for health. Papaya flowers contain various important vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus.

Usually, papaya flowers are used in various traditional dishes . Both as a main and complementary ingredient which adds to the deliciousness and nutritional value of the dish. The bitter taste makes some people often target this food ingredient. But on the other hand, the bitter taste is quite strong and makes many people reluctant to consume papaya flowers.

If you don't like the bitter taste of papaya flowers, there are a number of tricks you can do. One trick is to boil it using tamarind. However, if you don't have tamarind stock, you can use another trick like what Instagram user @fahrunnizarf did.

Through one of the uploaded videos, he admitted that he used other ingredients when processing papaya flowers so that the bitter taste was drastically reduced. Not boiled, these papaya flowers are only marinated, you know. Reported by BrilioFood from the Instagram account @fahrunnizarf on Monday (29/7), the kitchen ingredient in question is lime.

photo: Instagram/@fahrunnizarf

It's easy to use. First of all, prepare the papaya flowers and put them in a container or basin. If so, squeeze one lime onto the surface of the papaya flower. After that, stir until kneaded using your hands.

photo: Instagram/@fahrunnizarf

Next, let it sit for 30 minutes so that the bitter taste reduces. Basically, lime is known to be effective in eliminating the bitter taste of papaya flowers because it contains high levels of citric acid. Apart from lime, you can also use vinegar, you know. This acid has the ability to break down the bitter compounds found in papaya flowers.

photo: Instagram/@fahrunnizarf

If so, you can immediately boil the papaya flowers for a while. Only then can the papaya flowers be processed directly as usual. Guaranteed it doesn't taste bitter and is better consumed.

"When I ate it, it no longer tasted bitter, MashaAllaah, so I went to the vegetable garden to buy tamarind hihi," said Instagram @fahrunnizarf.

(brl/lut)