Pineapple marinade for beef sounds tasty. Papaya is another fruit to tenderize meats http://www.bbqbackyard.com/profiles/blogs/papaya-the-natural-meat
BTW did not realize that Mango is in the same family as poison ivy Eating Mango make your lips red and puffy? Visions of Goldie Hawn come to mind after her injections in “First Wives Club”
You reminded me of something. I’ve become interested in Thai food lately, and found out about Som Tom, a green papaya salad. I really want to try this - but I think I’ll leave out the dried shrimp, at least the first time ;-)
This looks very fresh and refreshing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wz4HVCNKr4
-JT