Fruit 2

Fruit for today: Pawpaw, also known as ...

papaya.  Our housemates love red pawpaw.  However, what is most readily available at the market are the yellow ones.  This was one of the first thing Alan started talking about when he flew in from Michigan last Sunday night, he needed a red pawpaw "fix".  Monday he walked next door to buy some coconut cream (apparently, red pawpaw is at its best when covered with this, in his book) and started cruising through the market in the evening asking for red pawpaws.  He actually came up with one.  Someone at the market said that they were called Hawaiian pawpaws.  The day following his big search I noticed two or three pawpaws in the market with "red" written on them!  I had to smile.  Today, one of the pastors came in with an extra large red pawpaw...his only request was that they save the seeds, so he could plant his own tree.  The guys cut into it at noon (and were gracious enough to share) and half of it was eaten before I thought to take a photo. Oh, well... this is what the half that is left looks like.  The other red pawpaws  (and yellow ones, too) have been between 8 and 10 inches long, this one is photo worthy with its original 18" length, before we started eating away at it.