Pawpaw

A pawpaw is a fruit indigenous to North America, also called the sweetsop or the prairie banana. Though the name pawpaw may have originated from the Spanish term papaya, these two fruits are not related.

Pawpaws - the largest edible fruit that is native to the United States. The unique flavor of the fruit resembles a blend of various tropical flavors, including banana, pineapple, and mango.

Pawpaw
Papaya, also persimmons in some places, or even a third fruit, Asimina triloba. It's best to check with the recipe author.

pawpaw = papaw Notes: Australians use this name for the papaya, while others use it for the cherimoya. A real pawpaw has a dark brown peel and orange flesh. Eat only after it's completely ripe. Substitutes: bananas ...

Papaya: This native of South America is still called ""pawpaw"" by some. The papaya has an orange color when ripe, and it's bland flavor resembles that of a summer squash, making it a nice complement to the shaper flavors of other fruits.

Papaya - Also called PawPaw. The papaya is a short-lived, fast-growing, tree that can grow up to 10 or 12 feet in height. The flesh is bright orange or pinkish, depending on variety, with small black seeds clustered in the center.

Juneberry or saskatoon, which is cultivated in Canada (Amelanchier spp.)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba, not to be confused with Carica papaya, which is called pawpaw in some English dialects)
American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) ...

Red papaya has sweet dark-orange flesh, not to be confused with Pawpaw, which is larger with yellow flesh. For more information about red papaya, see our article.
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Papaya - Native to North America, the papaya is a large fruit which is golden yellow when ripe. Ripe papaya has an exotic sweet-tart flavor. The fruit is sometimes called pawpaw.
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Famous for its overly pungent aroma when ripe, its flesh is sweet and has the texture of rich smooth custard, and the flavour has been likened to a mix of banana, mango, pineapple, pawpaw and vanilla.

A good durian is sweet and has the texture of smooth, rich custard and the flavour, while quite unlike anything else, hints at banana, mango, pineapple, pawpaw (all somewhat over-ripe) and vanilla.

See also: Fruit, Papaya, Skin, Cooking, Cream