Tuesday/ the papya is a ‘tree melon’

Here is my acquisition of the day from the fruit market : a papaya (in Chinese木瓜 mù​ guā), which means ‘tree melon’.  Yes, papayas grow on trees with a single stem that can get 10m (30ft) tall.  Papayas have good stuff inside, with lots of vitamin A and vitamin C.

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