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Old 10-11-2014, 10:28
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon

I ate one on Saturday from Tesco for the first time.

I must admit I had never heard of this fruit before this weekend but it was deliciously sweet.

Anyone here enjoy it or have any recipes based on it?
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Old 10-11-2014, 12:02
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One of my favourite fruits. I love them when they go really soft, so would wait a week or 2 usually before eating them. They can be very messy then! Just munching on one now.
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Old 10-11-2014, 13:05
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I assume once they get to the soft, messy stage you just cut in half and eat with a spoon (like a kiwi)?
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Old 11-11-2014, 11:07
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I assume once they get to the soft, messy stage you just cut in half and eat with a spoon (like a kiwi)?
Never tried it like that, I just eat the thing whole, usually above the sink!
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Old 11-11-2014, 20:42
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too sickly for me. I prefer fruit with a bit of sharpness.
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Old 11-11-2014, 20:44
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I thought I vaguely recognised the name.

I know then as Sharon Fruit though. Haven't had one for over 15 years.
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Old 11-11-2014, 20:45
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Love them, but don't see them often. Sharon fruit is easier to find, but so small.
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Old 11-11-2014, 20:54
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too sickly for me. I prefer fruit with a bit of sharpness.
I agree with this having just bought them recently and it will be the last time. Also the leaf I find very disturbing and unsuitable for a fruit.
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Old 11-11-2014, 21:02
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I don't like them when they've soft........I only like them when they're hard

Then they're like sweet carrots

I just wash it and eat the whole thing
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Old 11-11-2014, 23:08
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I like the nice smooth mellow taste of them. I once bought Kaki fruit, from a stall, and they were several times bigger than Persimmon or Sharon fruit. This was quite a few years ago but I've never seen them again.
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Old 12-11-2014, 11:49
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I always thought Persimmon was a house-building company? I never knew it was a type of fruit as well.
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Old 12-11-2014, 18:29
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Picked some up at Aldi a week ago. Never seen them in any of the other supermarkets around here
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Old 12-11-2014, 18:34
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I like the nice smooth mellow taste of them. I once bought Kaki fruit, from a stall, and they were several times bigger than Persimmon or Sharon fruit. This was quite a few years ago but I've never seen them again.
Kaki is just the Asian variety, Sharon fruit is a smaller Israeli variety, but both are still persimmon fruits.
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Old 12-11-2014, 20:40
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I prefer them firmer, and sliced thinly.

I think they are sort of half way between an apple and a pear.
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