
Looking for Pawpaws
The Atlas Obscura Podcast
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Papa Fruits - What Do They Taste Like?
The papa has not been industrialized, and so there can be a wide variation from one tree to the next. The texture is soft, almost custardy, like a very ripe mango. It was delicious, but also sort of like there's a lot of cognitive dissonance when you're eating it. "It just shows you that expectations are a big part of the taste experience"
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