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In that barely-monitored process of declaring national holidays, the National Mango Board and National Papaya Board ended up as the monthly national holidays in June.
Mango and papayas are both tropical tree fruits, but from different parts of the tropics. While both are now cultivated worldwide:
Mango originated in South Asia.
Payapa is native to Central America and southern Mexico.
As with all fruits, there are different cultivars (varieties), but all have a sweet, fragrant aroma and creamy flesh (ripe papayas have softer flesh than ripe mangoes).
In terms of ease of eating: mangoes have a long, flat, single a pit, while papayas have lots of bead-like black seeds.
Enjoy them guilt-free: Mango and papaya are nutritionally rich tropical fruits with favorable calories: papaya at 55 calories/cup, mango 54 calories per half cup.
HOW TO ENJOY MANGOES & PAPAYAS
Both are nutritious, versatile fruits. Use them as you would use peaches or pineapples—the two fruits to which mango’s flavor is compared.
Beverages: Daiquiri, Margarita, a shake with mango sorbet or ice cream, purée in iced tea, smoothie*.
Breads: muffins and fruit breads.
Condiments: chutney and salsa.
Desserts: cobbler, fruit salad, grilled fruit, ice cream or sorbet, ice pops†, pie, pudding, purée, tart, tartlet.
Fruit Soup: mango gazpacho.
Mains: grilled poultry, pork, seafood.
Salads: Add cube fruit to chicken, tuna, shrimp or green salads.
Salsa: Cube the fruit and mix with diced red, green and yellow peppers; chopped cilantro; olive oil; and lime juice.
MANGO & PAPAYA RECIPES
You can substitute papaya for mango in these recipes.
Asian Fruit Salad With Pernod
Blueberry Mango Chile Smoothie
Caramelized Salmon With Cherry Mango Salsa
Dungeness Crab Mango Salad
Grilled Mango-Citrus Shrimp
Grilled Shrimp Tandoori Salad with Mango Dressing
Halibut With Mango-Blood Orange Salsa
Hispanic Cheeses With Hot Pepper Mango Salsa
Ice Cream With Grilled Mango
Mango Blueberry Cobbler
Mango Caprese Salad
Mango Cheesecake
Mango Gazpacho With Fromage Blanc Sorbet
Orange Blossom Waffles With Mangoes & Nutmeg Cream
Pineapple Mango Chicken
Salmon with Cherry Mango Salsa
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[1] Mangoes, illustrating how you can slice them (photo courtesy National Mango Board)
[2] Papaya (photo courtesy Web MD).
[3] Papaya and mango (photo courtesy The Flaming Candle).
[4] Mango has one of the most unusual pits of any fruit: long and flat, it runs most of the length of the fruit (photo courtesy Straight Dope).
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