We wouldn’t recommend using ripe papaya. Ripe and unripe papaya have completely different tastes and textures. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRipe papaya is a lot more fruit-like and sweet, which wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing, but it would take the dish in a completely different direction. Try and stick to green papaya or cabbage – Chinese, Savoy or White, all work perfectly.