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Could pawpaw, the US-native fruit, become the new kiwi or mango? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 month ago by RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works to c/sustainableliving@sh.itjust.works

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Would love to see more native fruits coming into vogue!

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[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 26 points 1 month ago (6 children)

It's not mentioned in the article, but the reason the pawpaw isn't more widespread is because it doesn't ship or keep well. Several years ago there were some attempts to get it distributed by freezing it and it sounds like a lot of the uses in the article are as an ingredient in something else.

[–] sssm@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Also, the whole tree full of fruit likes to ripen on a single day, so you’ve gotta do something with all of it right quick.

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