Washington Post
Pawpaws are North America’s largest native fruit – and are exceedingly rare, found mainly in the wild across 26 states or in small orchards in Appalachia, where the trees have historically thrived. Praised for their flavor, which is sometimes described as a cross between a mango and banana, the custard-like fruit is an ideal spoonable dessert. You won’t find them in the supermarket – but some plant breeders are trying to change that. More
Before going all Yeehaw for pawpaw I suggest reading the comments for this article first. – Dr. Tar
Yes, WaPo journos, tell us all about Paw Paws that you never heard of until three days ago and then googled up a story for your gay hipster readers lol
i’ve known about pawpaws since i moved here (wv) in 1979….tim pool knows about pawpaws, since he moved here…it’s strange that the media think only traditional fruits are “acceptable” foods….when the infrastructure breaks down, they won’t be able to feed themselves, except by hunting you down and stealing your provisions and stored foods…..they will have no compunctions about that…be prepared…