At Eggs'n Things, a menu fair "Relish Papaya from Hawaii !!" using Hawaiian papaya will be held from June 16th to August 31st. You can enjoy papaya from various angles, such as adding fresh pulp to pancakes or using it in salsa sauce.


Papaya that might get messed up with mango. When asked what shape and taste it was, I couldn't answer immediately, and the image that came to my mind was the sliced figure in an ethnic salad.

However, such a blurry image is only available today. Prior to its release, I was allowed to sample a new menu that strongly impresses papaya on my heart and tongue!


■ There are 5 Hawaiian papaya menus

During the fair, "Lilikoi Papaya Pancakes", which was previously limited to dinner time, will be served all day. Also, in addition to the "papaya board" that uses the whole half of the papaya that has been offered since spring, as a new menu for a limited time, "mahi mahi papaya & eggs" and "shrimp papaya & eggs" finished with salsa sauce using papaya. , The drink "Milky Papaya Lemon" will also be available.

◆ Lilikoi papaya pancake 1,550 yen

A plate of pancakes topped with light orange lilikoi butter sauce, diced papaya and whipped cream. Lilikoi is a kind of passion fruit with a refreshing acidity.

Papaya is so soft that it doesn't require teeth. If you press it with your tongue and upper chin, the juice will slowly squeeze out. It has a strong sweetness, juicy and mellow taste, and has a good taste that is similar to melon.


Such papaya goes great with fluffy whipped cream! Papaya juice and pulp are mixed in a whipped cream with reduced sweetness, and it is entwined with pancakes with moderate sweetness and thickness.

Unlike the strong local sweetness of syrup, the juicy sweetness that permeates the whole is unique to fresh fruit juice. The slight sweetness of the pancake dough and the richness of the whipped cream are harmonized without haze.


◆ Papaya board 950 yen

Here you can thoroughly taste the papaya that appeared as a topping earlier as the main. Whipped cream is served on the half of the papaya, which looks like a surfboard. The granola laid on the plate expresses a sandy beach.


When you eat papaya with plenty of whipped cream, all the nerves are concentrated in the mouth due to the melting texture and sweetness. A wave of whipped cream with the sweetness of papaya. I want to be swayed by this wave forever ... You can enjoy a different luxury from pancakes, filling your mouth with just whipped cream and pulp.

Also, don't call granola a "sand role". When you eat it together, it will be accented with a crispy texture, and when the papaya and whipped cream are melted, the taste will gradually squeeze out and make a bite.


Also, don't forget the attached lemon. At first, fruit and lemon juice? I thought, but the crisp acidity accentuates the sweetness of papaya and transforms the whipped cream into a refreshing taste like sour cream. It is recommended to squeeze it after eating about half and enjoy the change in taste.


◆ Mahi-mahi papaya & eggs 1,750 yen

Hawaii's popular white fish "Mahi-mahi" is wrapped in crispy clothes and finished with papaya salsa sauce.


Mahi-mahi is soft and loose when you put a knife in it, but when you put it in your mouth, it feels tight and chewy. Even though it has a pale mouthfeel, the gap that overflows with umami when chewed is irresistible.


The salsa sauce has an exotic taste that combines the spicy spiciness with the vivid flavor of coriander and the juicy sweetness of papaya. Various flavors bloom vividly on the tongue like colorful tropical flowers.


◆ Shrimp papaya & eggs 1,850 yen

A dish of crispy shrimp finished with papaya salsa sauce.


After the feeling of chewing on the shrimp, the umami overflows from the popped body and becomes entwined with the salsa sauce. A pleasant numbness due to the tingling aftertaste, and a dimness for a while. It reminds me of the dullness of a summer afternoon.


If you dip it in the thick egg yolk and eat it, the creamy richness will increase and the spiciness will be mild and delicious.

◆ Milky papaya lemon 750 yen

Lemon is squeezed into a mixed papaya and milk drink and sweetened with honey.


Contrary to its rich appearance, it has a refreshing taste. The slight sweetness of honey and the refreshingness of lemon make it perfect for moisturizing your throat on a hot day.


The mildly sweet and milky taste goes well with pancakes as well as spicy salsa sauce dishes.

■ Summary

What surprised me most was the deliciousness of the papaya itself. The juicy, sweet and mellow taste is a taste that can reign supreme in the fruit world. It's probably because it's a rare Hawaiian papaya.

In addition, the refreshing whipped cream enhances the sweetness of papaya, and the spiciness of salsa brings out the mellow sweetness. A big point. For those who have a sense of distance, "What kind of taste does papaya have?", I want you to become intimate with papaya with a menu that brings out the best in its deliciousness. It was the papaya menu of Eggs'n Things that made me feel like that.