How To Eat A Persimmon

Persimmons are delicious fruits that are in season in the fall and winter.  The most important thing to do before eating a persimmon is to make sure it is ripe.  The persimmons that are not ripe not only taste bitter, but also make your mouth feel dry and tingly! If you ever tried a persimmon and had that bad experience, it’s because the persimmon was not ripe.  Give the persimmon another chance – when eaten in its ripe state, the persimmon is absolutely delicious!  Ripe persimmon is very sweet – it has a unique sweet taste that will make you want to eat more and more. So how do you know when a persimmon is ripe?  The same way as how to pick a ripe mango – ripe persimmons should feel somewhat soft when squeezed.  To pick a ripe persimmon, give it a gently squeeze with your fingers.  If the persimmon is hard as a rock, it’s not ripe – do not even think of eating it!  Ripe persimmon should give under very gentle pressure.  Of course, it shouldn’t be absolutely mushy – that would be simply spoiled :)  It should be just a little bit soft. If all the [...]

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