It’s a bit of a preference thing. I like most of my fruit, papaya included, so ripe as possible. Like some people would say it’s not good anymore. Ideally also picked ripe from tree/bush. Others like it crunchy, even peaches or nectarines. Yuck.
But when a papaya is green and hard, it is great to shred and make into an Asian style salad. So it depends on you and what you want to do with it.
So the question is back to you OP, when is a papaya ready to eat?
It’s a bit of a preference thing. I like most of my fruit, papaya included, so ripe as possible. Like some people would say it’s not good anymore. Ideally also picked ripe from tree/bush. Others like it crunchy, even peaches or nectarines. Yuck.
But when a papaya is green and hard, it is great to shred and make into an Asian style salad. So it depends on you and what you want to do with it.
So the question is back to you OP, when is a papaya ready to eat?