Persimmon: a light orange, sweet fruit
Fall has beautiful bursts of color. I love the tangerine look of Fuyu persimmons. They remind me of tiny little pumpkins, and I’m always glad when this fruit is in season. I also have great memories of eating them with my dad.
If you haven’t tried them, this type of persimmon offers a crisp flesh. (The softer variety is better for baking cookies, though!) It’s pear-like in its texture, but with a stronger sweet flavor. The sugar factor is less than a Fuji apple, but it’s definitely a dessert type of fruit.
Fun fact: Persimmons come from a species of tree in the genus Diospyros, which can be loosely translated as “divine fruit.”
Divine, indeed. Persimmons are what save us from the wasteland of fall fruit options.
Yes, Rachel. Oh, that sounds so poetic!