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Originally Posted by capt_noonie

I found this. There are many types of papaya. And I was wrong about the Mexican papaya. The ones we know (or I have been calling) as Mexican are actually Hawaiian. Hawaiian Papaya Information, Recipes and Facts
This is the Mexican one, notice the shape is different: Mexican Papaya Information, Recipes and Facts
And what I have been calling Thai, is not, it is in fact called the green papaya that actually originated in South America, but most used in Thai and Viet cuisine: Green Papaya Information, Recipes and Facts
Notice that shape is different still.

Lastly there is another! Strawberry papaya! Strawberry Papaya (Sunrise) Information, Recipes and Facts

The mexican papaya is the one my mom eats. It smells bad! I've had it in fruit smoothies where you can't really taste it. It's been years since I've had it.