foto: Instagram/@corry.mega
Papaya leaves are often avoided because of their distinctive bitter taste. Although many people are reluctant to consume them, papaya leaves are actually rich in benefits. The nutritional content in papaya leaves, such as vitamins A, C, E, and various enzymes, can help boost the immune system and speed up wound healing.
However, the bitter taste of papaya leaves cannot be considered trivial. This taste comes from the alkaloid, flavonoid, and tannin compounds contained in it. For some people, this bitter taste is very disturbing, so they prefer not to consume papaya leaves even though they know the benefits. In fact, there are several ways to reduce this bitter taste, such as boiling the leaves with salt or mixing them with other ingredients that have a stronger taste.
If you want to reduce the bitter taste drastically, you can imitate the trick of cooking papaya leaves done by Instagram user @corry.mega. Through one of the videos he uploaded, the netizen admitted that he did not only boil papaya leaves so that the bitter taste could be removed. However, there are a number of other tricks that are done.
As reported by BrilioFood from Instagram @corry.mega on Thursday (26/9), the first thing to do is to squeeze the papaya leaves using salt. To do this, cut the papaya leaves into pieces first. After that, place them in a bowl and add enough salt. Next, squeeze the papaya leaves until the sap comes out. If it is too rough and tough, you can add a little water. Then squeeze until the papaya leaves start to wilt. After that, wash the papaya leaves in running water so that the sap falls out even more.
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