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Appreciate Flavor and Storage

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You’ve probably never heard of this! Native American Superfood 👍

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The host describes the pawpaw's flavor as sweet, with notes of cantaloupe (attributed to beta-carotene) and a texture similar to a mushy, ripe banana. He notes that if the fruit tastes bitter, it is not ripe. He also shares a warning about their short shelf life: a freshly picked pawpaw only lasts about one day at room temperature, and maybe two days in the refrigerator. Unlike other fruits, green pawpaws picked from the tree will not ripen properly. The host shares the pawpaw with his video editor, who confirms the unique banana-avocado-like flavor.

Goal: Understand the unique flavor profile of pawpaws and learn about their limited storage capabilities.

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  • Ripe Pawpaw

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best way to eat a poaw is just like this like the whole darn thing slided in your mouth it is sloppy it is Ooey it's gooey and it's so delicious it's sweet it has beta cartine so it's like a cantalope kind of flavor to it and it's like a rotten banana almost so if you like a mushy rotten banana I like them that's what makes the best banana pudding and you can make pawpaw pudding too this is a once a year delicacy in the country it's a Native American delicacy it's a superfood it's absolutely delicious and it tastes like something you've never had before in your life so there are no pawpaws left in this tree right here but I did find some pawpaws earlier typically like I said you'll go through and you'll Shake there is another Grove of pawpaw across the creek let's open this guy up um this is the one I think I had in my hand and this is another one a smaller one that's probably ripe too if it's mushy it's ripe okay just like that mm if it's bitter it's not ripe now we're going to give my editor a shot at the pawpaw it's like a banana and an avocado had a baby just going to say exactly the same thing really yep yeah that's what I think too this is going to be my baby for later and now you guys that's mine and that's his now you guys know what a pawpaw is and now you know who does all the hard work with the editing this is my buddy Josh that's silent Josh and I'm talks a lot Josh big Josh guys thank you so much for joining me here on the Stony Ridge Farm today I thought I'd bring you in for a super duper eastern Southeastern delic delicacy a farm delicacy this is something I grew up with I grew up on the Smith River near Martinsville Virginia and as a child I'd roam the forest and I'd pick up paw paaws and we' take a bucket home to Dad he'd be so proud and then they would rot in one day so if you pick a paw paaw you got this for one day that's all you have you can put it in the refrigerator it might keep for two days but it's not like a mango it's not like a banana it's not like anything you've ever had so get in the woods locate yourself a Grove of paw paws and try them yourself thank you guys so much please hit that like button subscribe to the channel we'll see you next time on the Stony Ridge Farm on food Friday be sure if you have any ideas for videos or if you want to know a little B something about what's going on on the farm please post it down there this video was an idea from one of you guys thank you so much I'm going to take this home and Munch on…

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