>>2219032>Also if you read the literature a lot of Appalachian old timers say they wouldn't eat the fruit till it was really ripe. Like brown.Yep, they taste best off the forest floor, but you have to get lucky and find the ones the bugs haven't gotten to yet. Or eat them right there after cutting out the buggy parts.
I've noticed that:
>Pawpaws differ in color and flavor depending on tree/grove>They taste a lot worse after being refrigerated>Cooking is a hit or miss, and can sometimes ruin the taste 