When it’s still green and hard.

Shred it, make papaya salad.This is what I spent a lot of my holidays doing as a kid.

https://www.saengskitchen.com/laorecipes/laopapayasalad

I never knew people let it get soft until I moved to South America. I didn’t even know the orange stuff was the same fruit.

Also, mangoes are best when still green and crunchy dipped in spicy powder.