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Thousands attend a Quebec festival centred on a little-known tropical-tasting fruit
Organizers said the second annual event featured pawpaw-only vendors, tastings and talks as interest in the native fruit spread beyond Quebec.
- Thousands gathered in Farnham, Quebec, this past weekend for the second annual Farnham Pawpaw Festival, celebrating a native North American fruit tasting of mango, banana, pineapple, and caramel.
- Native to North America, the pawpaw saw popularity decline around World War II before resurging in recent decades; West Virginia specialist Rodney Dever attended Sunday to discuss the fruit's history and potential.
- Founder Vincent Renaud estimates 12,000 to 14,000 people attended this year's event, the only festival where every vendor sells pawpaw products like candles, beer, and pastries.
- Attendees sampled local creations including pawpaw-flavoured poutine and arancini, with pastry shop owner Dominique Lalonde explaining that these ingredients enable "storytelling through a reconnection with sacred ingredients."
- Renaud aims to expand the event into an international festival, leveraging the pawpaw's hardy nature that enables growth in cooler climates across Europe and Japan.
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Thousands gather in Quebec to celebrate North America's forgotten fruit
While many Canadians spent Thanksgiving weekend preparing family dinners, thousands of people in southern Quebec travelled to a festival dedicated to a little-known fruit that supporters believe could have a bright future in Canada.
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Thousands attend a Quebec festival centred on a little-known tropical-tasting fruit
FARNHAM - All over Canada on Sunday, people prepared stuffing, began thawing turkeys and rummaged for the nice tablecloth for Thanksgiving dinner. Meanwhile, in one Quebec town, thousands gathered to
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