In a mortar pound the Thai chili pepper (1-3 peppers for mild, 4+ for moderate to hot spicy) and garlic. Add the tomatoes, green shredded papaya, peanuts, papaya sauce and other optional vegetables to ...

Orange papaya halves with seeds and green leaves - Inna Dodor/Shutterstock Walk through a produce aisle and papayas can look confusing: Some are hard, green, and unyielding, while others glow golden ...

A wonderful way to balance holiday indulgences and alleviate guilt is to eat something cleansing. And why not start the year on a fresh, healthy note? Green papaya salad, or som tum, is believed to ...

These four classic soups come from folks who are so expert at making them, they don’t even use measurements. (In fact, it took quite a bit of effort to arrive at some of these recipes.) When Steven ...

The papaya plant (Carica papaya) is one with many secrets. A papaya generally grows from a single stem or trunk, which will branch only if it has been damaged by low temperatures or purposely pruned.

Walk through a produce aisle and papayas can look confusing: Some are hard, green, and unyielding, while others glow golden and smell like tropical perfume. The secret is that both are the same fruit, ...