I knew right away that I would be filing this under our “Fun-filled Friday” bannner. Finding pawpaws is a huge treat! They’re surprisingly little-known, and also very surprisingly tropical in nature. Who would think that something this delicious and exotic-tasting would thrive in so much of the non-trpoical world?!  In this video, you’ll learn where to look for pawpaw groves, how to identify a pawpaw tree, and what pawpaws look and taste like.

We’d like to send out a huge thanks to our friends Melissa and Dave Sokulski of FoodUnderFoot.com, who happened across these pawpaw trees the other day and then invited us to join them last night to return to the location. Melissa actually found the trees by (quite unexpectedly) smelling them as she walked past them! If that’s not a case of nature literally calling out for to us to enjoy its fresh, nutritious, plentiful bounty, then we don’t know what is.

Thanks again also to the homeowner, Bob J. Builder, who graciously allowed us not only to film in his amazing pawpaw grove, but who also encouraged us to take home as much as we wanted (and we DID!). He only had a few mature trees, but the amount of fruit they produced was incredible. Even with all we took, we hardly dented the delicious crop. (We’ll surely take you up on your offer for us to return, Bob!)  Besides being very welcoming, Bob is a super guy with loads of entertaining stories to tell. We don’t know him very well, but can tell he’s the life of the party where ever he goes.

We also wanted to remark that this story illustrates in an interesting way the community and friendship-building aspect of healthy raw foods. Picture a group of strangers arriving on a doorstep to ask permission to film something in the guy’s yard. From there, we spent a good half-hour simply hanging out and chatting with him. Everyone had a ton of fun doing so, and Bob was actually grateful that we stopped by because he hadn’t known about pawpaws prior to our visit.

Anyone else have any pawpaw stories or knowledge to share? Let us know in the comments!

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