Using pawpaws

[Matt_in_Maryland]

I like Shenandoah too. It is my 2nd favorite pawpaw behind Allegheny. Shenandoah has a lighter color flesh with a mild banana-pudding texture/flavor. It is a good late-season pawpaw.

I don’t care much for Susquehanna. The fruits are enormous, but they have so much true pawpaw flavor that I find them funky and overpowering.

I have heard many reports that Overleese is a good one. It seems to be an older variety utilized quite a bit for breeding purposes. I’ve not yet had the opportunity to taste Overleese.

Allegheny is my favorite. I’ve written about it extensively in other threads that can be searched for and found on this forum:

Ate my first Paw Paw today. it was very good

Allegheny is my favorite. It has a superior texture and flavor. Texture like custard meets papaya meets avacado. Taste sweeter than most, reminiscent of cantaloupe and bananas. The sometimes funky pawpaw aftertaste is muted in Allegheny. Beautiful orange-yellow color inside. Fruits on the small side, which I prefer. Fruits shaped more like an egg than a potatoe. Shenandoah is different but another good one. Pale yellow custardy flesh with a mild banana pudding-like flavor. Classic potatoe-li…

Ate my first Paw Paw today. it was very good

Here is a photo of an Allegheny I ate last month (on Sept 3 to be exact). Notice what I like to describe as the superior “melon-ball” scoopable texture of this variety! [image] Lighting is poor; the photo does not properly capture the rich orange-yellow color of the flesh.