If you've never tried them, we encourage you to give persimmons a chance. Their unique flavor and texture are worth it. Here, we show you how to choose a ripe persimmon and the best ways to eat ...

Discover the antioxidant-rich fruit with more vitamin C than oranges and powerful perks for skin, gut, eyes, and overall ...

The most important step in determining whether or not persimmons are ripe and ready to eat is to pick up each one and giving it a good look and squeeze. When shopping at the grocery store ...

The persimmons are dried in the sun for about a month and shipped from mid-December mainly to the Kanto region, where they are a popular gift during the year-end and New Year holidays.

In addition, persimmon trees grow to around 65 feet tall, but the fruit drops when ripe, so harvesting is a bit easier. Persimmons require both a male and a female tree, so purchase at least two.

Harvesting is underway of one of New Zealand’s rarest and most unusual fruit - persimmons. And sunny weather in Gisborne- ...