PAPAYA

There are so many things we assume and take for granted, for example the fruit Papaya.

It was during a recent trip to Kerala that a Middle Aged Journalist asked our Tour  guide to Show her the difference between a Banana and a Papaya tree.

It did bring a smile to my face then  but I now think that there are millions ( the readers of these blogs however are  well informed and do not fall into this category am sure) who would never have seen how the Fruits they devour daily Grow.

Thus prompted I bring to you the Superfruit “Papaya” or Pawpaw ( English), Papita (Hindi), Carica papaya  (Scientific Name).

The Papaya Tree

This is an unusual young one with Red Petioles.

The Papaya Fruit is an All Season Fruit and if included in your daily diet will keep many a dreaded ailment at bay…