Choose golden, slightly soft papaya. Scoop out the seeds before serving. These can be eaten in savoury dishes. They have a peppery flavour and crunchy texture. Papaya is very sweet and needs lemon ...

They then need to be rinsed and dried. To grow papaya from seed, sow seeds indoors a quarter-inch deep into pots filled with a potting mix for starting seeds - such as this organic seed starter ...