ISO shredded green papaya

[amy_wong]

I'm looking for green papaya that's already shredded. I've seen green papaya in Asian groceries near me but I'm afraid of peeling them. I kinda like the use of my limbs so I'm afraid of using a knife to get the hard rind off the papaya. Isn't the inside somewhat slippery too?

[amy_wong]

Thanks all for the suggestions. I'm a little bit far from Lowell but I'll check out Battambang if I find myself in the area. I was wondering how slippery green papaya is; my mother had several close scrapes with her knife while trying to peel green papaya before. I have a peeler I can use so that should be a lot safer even if the fruit were to slip.

[teaTomE]

Chop the papaya in half, and spoon out the seeds. Then use a potato peeler to take off the skin and from there you can basically just grate the papaya with a cheese grater or food processor. Better yet, buy a zig-zag peeler from anywhere.

I've done both for making papaya salads and they work perfectly.

[galangatron]

battambang market on church street in lowell occasionally has shredded green papaya

[hotoynoodle]

i see it there a lot, but never in chinatown markets.

there is also a special gizmo just for doing this.

[galleygirl]

The special gizmo would be the Kom Kom Miracle Knife..
http://www.amazon.com/Kom-018-Miracle...
I have one, but I usually end up doing it on my mandoline...