Pawpaw: Arkansas’s Forgotten Fruit

Matt Feyerabend of Pure Joy Ice Cream explores the pawpaw, North America’s largest native fruit and one of Arkansas’s hidden culinary treasures.
Kat Robinson with one of her Arkansas pies

Meet the pawpaw, North America’s largest native fruit and one of Arkansas’s hidden culinary treasures. Matt Feyerabend of Pure Joy Ice Cream will explore how this unique fruit is cultivated, harvested, and transformed into delicious dishes and desserts.

Along the way, guests will discover how reconnecting with native foods can deepen our relationship to land, seasonality, and regional identity.

Presented by Kat Robinson, Arkansas’s original culinary traveler and author of 14 books on the state’s food traditions.

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