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Papaya plants have many parts that can be enjoyed as food. In addition to the commonly known fruit and leaves, papaya flowers can also be a delicious dish. Usually, papaya flowers are processed by stir-frying with various spices. After being cooked, this papaya flower dish can be served as a side dish with rice, adding variety to the menu on the dining table.
Before processing papaya flowers , it is important to know how to remove the bitter taste. The bitter taste of papaya flowers comes from the enzyme papain contained in them. This enzyme is also found in papaya leaves, which explains why these two parts of the plant have similar taste characteristics.
To reduce the bitter taste, many people choose to boil papaya flowers for a while before processing them further. However, this boiling process must be done carefully. If boiled for too long, the color of the papaya flowers can turn brown, which can affect the appearance and texture of the final dish. With the right technique, papaya flowers can be a delicious and not too bitter cooking ingredient.
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.
Then he added some other ingredients into the boiling water. There are tamarind, some guava leaves, and lemon juice. "Just include the lemon peel into the boiling water. Also add a little salt so that it tastes savory and maintains its green color," he said further.
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