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Gathering of papaya forgotten country – or the fruit of the future
So what the Hell is a papaya
Recently I heard of a secret snack. Kayakers paddling in the waters near Washington, DC, told me of a mango that grows along the banks of the Potomac -. Familiar mottled skin and hides a tasty treat
tropical fruit, as here, really? Yep. It is the only member of a family tree tropical warm. You can not buy in the shops of papaya, so that for years the only way to eat of the tree was.
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DC Guide Matt Cohen showed me how to find them.
We take the path Billy Goat on the side of the Potomac River in Maryland. “Wow,” was the first word of my mouth when I tasted the one we find our way. It’s kind of handle is the banana … with a hint of melon. Even if you have not heard of him, papaya has a history. Thomas Jefferson at Monticello papaya. And when he was Minister of France in 1786, papaya seeds were sent to friends there. He probably wanted to impress your friends with something exotic in America. Lewis and Clark href = “http://ping.fm/XFYji> in his diary that were very fond of papaya. At one point during his expedition in 1806, relied on other provisions papayas, when I was running out. Michigan and West Virginia, people have called, even cities and lakes after the papaya. However, papayaonly recently been marketed. This is one reason I do not see in the grocery store. So far, there are only a few orchards sale to farmers’ markets. This increase is largely due to scientific work of the factory Neal Peterson .
He has spent the past 35 years breeding of papaya to make it look and taste more of a fruit that we like to buy. Has been selected and cultivated varieties are bigger, with more meat. After testing its first Wild papaya for 35 years, had a stroke of genius. “It was a revelation,” he said. Peterson believes that the papaya was all the opponent’s perfect for fishing or apple -. The fruits that have taken thousands of years of breedingWhy not have someone do that with the papaya? “I just could instantly make the leap of the imagination,” he said.
about three decades later, it has a lot to show. Your papayas are grown in the gardens a little and sold in agricultural markets. And now to go beyond the novelty. A food specialist at the University of Ohio, Rob Brannan , is interested in studying nutrient papaya. So far, he has published a study that found that the number of antioxidants in the fruit to be quite high.
“This is the same as that of a blueberry” or a cherry, Brannan said.
If scientists could make a “health halo” at the papaya, Brannan said, would result in a commercial boost. It has happened. Href = “javascript:void(0);”> , anyone? “Yum – great taste,” said Joan Foster, after trying the papaya for the first time in the Olney Farmers’ Market recently. It was a long wait to try. They are only available a few weeks of rest of the year – and the season this year, the papaya is almost completeSo if you’re intrigued, come back tomorrow for some tips on where. beer find papaya, papaya sorbet … and recipes for papaya.
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