Papaya in Taiwan 2025
Tropical papaya is typically eaten as an accompaniment with many traditional dishes
Best time: August–October
Papaya is one of Taiwan's most loved fruits thanks to its superb nutritional content and delicious sweetness. It is mostly grown in Tainan, Pingtung, and Kaohsiung Counties. Papaya is a great souce of Vitamins A, C, and E, as well as calcium, phosphate and iron, with relatively few calories. Papaya can be eaten fresh or in smoothies such as papaya milk smoothy. Dried papaya is used as a vegetable in soups. In Taiwan, green papaya is added to pork sparerib soup and is absolutely delicious.
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Authors: Eleonora Provozin
