Fresh papaya leaves

[Dejah]

While in Winnipeg at a well-stocked supermarket - with lots of unusual Asian produce, I picked up a bag of papaya leaves. They looked really interesting, but no one at the market seemed to know what to do with them. The only info' I've found is using the juice for medicinal purposes.

Any info' or recipes would be most appreciated.

[Jenni]

This will not help you, but I think the papaya tree is a beautiful tree, mostly by virtue of its rather lovely leaves.

On a more helpful note, wikipedia says the leaves can be steamed and eaten like spinach and here'sa recipe for spicy pork with papaya leaves.