• krowbear@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Persimmons. I know they’re available at least in the bay area because I had them when I lived there briefly, but have never found them in my regular home in the pacific northwest. I also don’t remember them as a kid growing up in Tennessee.

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      6 months ago

      I get them in Texas from the Korean market. I don’t know that they’re available year round though.

      I’d be surprised if you couldn’t find any via Asian markets in the Pacific Northwest.

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          6 months ago

          I keep thinking back to this. I believe persimmons are in season in the fall, so if you don’t find them now, go back in a few months and you should have better luck.

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      6 months ago

      Note that there are two different cultivars I’ve seen sold in the Bay Area.

      • Fuyu. These are typically eaten crunchy (and are so even when ripe), like an apple. They look kind of like a tomato, are short and wide.

      • Hachiya. There are very soft, almost a jell-o consistency, when ripe, and are very fragile. My dad used to grow them in his backyard.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon

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      6 months ago

      Those are very late season fruit. I wasn’t aware they weren’t available up north. Look for them starting in October, I think.