Pumpkins are so last year. Another fall fruit, though it's been present in the Hoosier state for thousands of years, is Indiana's newest darling: the pawpaw.

But you won't find it in the grocery store. Pawpaws are notoriously quick to turn to mush, so they're best consumed immediately after picking or after being converted into another edible item.

Here's where you can try "the Indiana banana" in different forms:

Attend Ash & Elm Cider Co.'s annual Autumntidings Fall Fest, where you can sample many fall-flavored drinks — among them a pawpaw cider.
Visit Woolly Yak Ranch & Winery in Arcadia to taste pawpaws fresh off the farm's 157 trees, plus try them in other forms, including a pawpaw wine, pawpaw bang bang shrimp bowl, or pawpaw pecan sundae. Call ahead to confirm menu items are still available, as pawpaw season is rather short, and menu may change in October.
Buy fresh fruit, pulp, or seeds to plant your own tree from Greenfield's Lost Forty Tree Farm.
Level up your condiment shelf with a bottle of locally-made Pup + the Pepper's Pawpaw Peach Habanero hot sauce.
Try to get your hands on a rare bottle of Upland Brewing Co.'s pawpaw sour ale.

Want to hunt down your own pawpaw in the wild? Check out these pro tips.