"The largest fruit native to the U.S. is one that many Americans have never heard of, and even fewer have tasted. It grows on trees with a range starting at the Midatlantic coast and stretching westward to Eastern Kansas. Within this band, the trees can be found as far north as Michigan (and even Ontario, Canada) and as far south as Louisiana. Despite its prevalence in 20 states, as well"
"as its deliciously tropical flavor, the pawpaw is a delicacy that you aren't likely to find in any store. So, how is it that a fppd that is often described as tasting like banana pudding, with tangy notes of passion fruit, mango, and pineapple wound up growing throughout Appalachia and the Midwest? As it turns out, those pawpaw trees are something of an evolutionary deviant."
Pawpaw is the largest fruit native to the United States, growing on trees from the Mid-Atlantic coast west to eastern Kansas, north to Michigan and Ontario, and south to Louisiana. The fruit offers tropical flavors often compared to banana pudding with tangy notes of passion fruit, mango, and pineapple. Pawpaws belong to the Annonaceae (soursop) family and uniquely migrated into temperate Eastern U.S. climates. The fruit has custard-like flesh and large black seeds, served as an important Native American food and was prized by figures such as Washington, Jefferson, and Lewis and Clark. A delicate, short-lived fruit with a limited season makes pawpaws difficult to obtain commercially.
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