Random question buddy, why are salad peppers so expensive? (The large non spicey ones, green yellow or red). Last I was in Murcia they cost about 4 bucks each from Publix Miami
My friend, who is now in heaven, used to make persimmon cookies every Christmas. I miss her and those wonderful cookies. I'm going to attempt to make them this year since she gave me her recipe! It's been over 20 years but better now than never. That's what brought me here. I have no knowledge of persimmons. I bought the fuyus and I'm hoping they're the correct ones to use. Wish me luck!
I just got some for the 1st time and wasn’t sure how to eat them. I’m finding that they are wayyyy more delicious than I expected and I definitely prefer the slightly firm but not hard over the soft more ripe ones. I absolutely love this fruit. Now I have another reason to look forward to fall every year 😁☺️
I know how you feel. I tried one for the first time while watching this video! I bought some from a produce truck near me. They are AMAZING! My son works in a produce department of a big grocery store, so I will certainly have him bring some to me! I’m sorry it took me this long to buy them! 🧡🧡
Matt! Thank you so much for this video. I responded to another person reply, but as I stated, this is my first time trying them! They are AMAZING! 🧡🧡 I followed how you cut them and it was just as easy. I do have a question though. I wasn’t sure the outer “skin” was edible. Of course after watching you, I’m guessing it is! 😊 Thank you again for your thorough video. It was very helpful! I hadn’t subscribed because I didn’t know about you. I definitely will now! 🙏💜
So glad you watched the video and that it was helpful, Charlotte. And more importantly that you like them, they are so good! haha And you are very welcome! And yes the skin is definitely edible. :)@@charlottecalloway7538
We have a new tradition. I bring an exotic fruit to my brother's for an after dinner treat. The family gathers around to watch your video - and then we eat that fruit. Last week did persimmons. The Fuyu's were a big hit. Could have been a touch more ripe, but were quite good. Then the Hichaya's... blah, they were quite chalky just you you had. Underneath the chalkiness, it seemed like it would taste quite good. (I bought another one, softer, and waiting a bit for it to ripen more.)
Thanks for this helpful vid...that I wish I watched 2 minutes earlier. I just bit right into what I THOUGHT was a ripe enough hachiya persimmon. It was like biting and chewing an apricot-flavored glue stick.
I'm from China. Eating persimmon is one of the joyful moments of my childhood. The persimmons I see in the US look different from the ones in China. The ones in China kinda look like the mixed breed of those two: their shape and texture is like Fuyu but tastes like Hichaya. The Fuyu in the US stores don't look very appetizing (look very hard) so I had to come to this video to learn how to eat a persimmon lol. Thank you!
In Brazil the name is Caqui. We have a lot of variets like Fuyu, Chocolate, Rama Forte, Kyombo. It's very popular here since we have the largest japanese colony in the world. Fresh or dryed is delicious.
Thank you for making this video. These are such beautifully orange...I was drawn to them, but unsure how to eat. I waited and came upon your video - glad, as my family and I loved the fruit! My son described it as a cross between a peach and a carrot in taste 😋
I just tried persimmons for the first time. I took 3 really ripe persimmons, removed all the thick jelly inside and put it into a bowel. I then added a few slices of Irish butter, some Himalayan salt, cinnamon and brown sugar to the bowel. I heated it up in the microwave for about 2 minutes. Stirred it all up, let it cool for 2 minutes, grabbed a spoon and DEVOURED every bit off it. The butter gives the persimmon and creamy nutty flavor, the Himalayan salt balanced out the sweetness and enhanced the butter flavor, the cinnamon & brown sugar take the flavor to a whole other level of DELICIOUSNESS and now I'm totally hooked on them!.... ❤❤❤
Thanks for this EXCELLENT video. Just bought two a hachiya and a fuyu. I was a bit afraid of them. Thanks to you I JUST ATE the fuyu and I am madly in love!!!! Will definitely buy again. I’m letting the hachiya ripen on the counter for now….
I just had a persimmon and found it so delicious! I went on your video to find out how to eat it because I had never eaten one before, I just want to thank you, I definitely will have them a lot more now 😊
Thanks for your demonstration about perssimons. Our neighbor has several trees in his yard and they are ready for harvest. He has insisted on sending them along home with us. Most of his trees are hachiya but he sent a couple of fuyu. He is from Greece and is sometimes difficult to understand so this was very helpful.
Thanks so much! This was great! I just tried one for the first time, and it was great to hear you explain what to be aware of in flavor and ripeness 👍🏻
Thank you!! Make sure it is ripe ripe ripe before trying it, haha. But you will know pretty quick if it isn't, it will taste chalky which is the astringent taste. Let me know how you like it!!
Wow! I just had my first persimmon after all these years 😮 I was never a fruit eater, but I think that I can really start to enjoy eating this particular fruit, especially since you said we can bake it and drip honey on it! Yummy 😋 😋
In Louisville, KY, a family I once knew had a HUGE persimmon tree growing in their front yard. They would pick them and make pudding with them. I remember them saying not to eat the skin because it will leave you with a horrible dry cotton mouth feeling. They were right! It took over an hour before my mouth returned to normal. Also, their persimmons had large seeds (like paw paws).
It sounds like they may have been growing the American Persimmons which are a little different than these Asian varieties. That horrible dry cotton mouth feeling is that astringent taste that comes when the persimmon is not ripe. As you know it is really gross haha.
We grow a lot of those in Greece the last two years. The fruit had a limited popularity in the past, was rather expensive and could not be found just in any supermarket or veg market but now is all over the place and no more expensive than apples. Locally grown persimons are an autumn/winter fruit, mainly available from mid October to February. My favorite winter fruit.
I never knew what they were till yesterday when my 11 yr old granddaughter introduced them to me. Before i got brave enough to try one, i watched this video. It was delicious, now I'm hooked!
Use to pick these off my grandmothers tree in North Florida as a child. Yum. Haven’t seen this fruit in years. Neighbor gave me three yesterday. Granny used to put them in frozen ice cream and have us crank it.
I just tasted this for the first time, not sure why I had a frightening perception but it was nice. I feel like my mouth is slightly tingling after. It was sweet and enjoyable.
Glad you gave it try!! The slight tingling means it probably wasn't quite as ripe as it could have been. I bet if you waited maybe one more day to eat it, there probably wouldn't even have been that little bit of tingling. Such an awesome fruit!
Aloha from Hawaii. We have the fuyu variety and they are delicious! My mouth is watering watching this video. I am definitely going to the local produce market tomorrow. Yummy 😋
Got a friend addicted when I cut a fresh fruit into slices that had been in the fridge for the day. The cool cut Sharron fruit, as we call it here, his senses didn’t know what to do with. He was in heaven
Australian here, my mum has a persimmon tree, not sure what variety, looks like your fuyu, but they have seeds. We eat them ripe and soft. So delicious!
I live in Spain and have several fields of persimmon in the farms behind our house. While walking through the fields, I've been known to sneak a fruit or two. However, when I bit into it, my mouth immediately puckered. I guess we have the astringent variety and they weren't quite ripe. This. year I found the whole crop on the ground. I am not sure if they weren't harvested or the owner just knocked them off. Either way, I took some home with the hopes of ripening them. I left them weeks with no luck. They never turn soft and sweet like you show here. Perhaps next year, I'll place them with some bananas to see if they speed the ripening. I was told by a local that here they are put in alcohol however, I don't exactly know the process. Anyway, thanks for your video as you confirmed that my experience shouldn't turn me from this fruit. I just need to find a way to ripen them!
That is awesome, lots of amazing fruits grow in Spain, especially Southern Spain. And yes if your mouth immediately puckered up, they were definitely not ripe. Maybe you needed a few more weeks for those others to ripen. You are welcome! And yes don't let that one experience turn you away, once you taste a fully ripe one, I think you will be pleased, at least I was when I first tried a ripe one. So tasty! I actually just made a video recently on how to make cookies with persimmons. They taste amazing! Watch it here if you want: th-cam.com/video/i-UDhGl_9_g/w-d-xo.html
I have a Persimmon tree in my backyard that was there when I moved in. I’ve never had one though because I’ve always thought they smelled gross, but my dogs eat them all the time. I might try one but I’m still scared😂
Thanks for the upload. I live in the UK, just bought a strange-looking fruit at the fruit & veg stall that was labelled "sharron fruit". Thought I'd give it a try at home. A friend told me it's a persimmon but I didn't know anything about persimmons, so here I am. Very helpful video!
I had persimmons for the first time last year and loved them. I bought some yesterday, and was so excited to wash and cut it up tonight. Imagine my surprise when it was sour, and makes my mouth pucker with that nasty chalkiness you were talking about! Yuck! So I went to the internet to find out how to tell when a persimmon is ripe, and found this. Thank you so much! The other 3 persimmons are now in a paper bag with a banana, trying to ripen as fast as possible. I can’t wait!
Yes Matt, thanks so much for this video! I purchased 2 of the more common types for the first time ever about a week and a half ago. Just happened upon them in the store and wanted to try. The first one was good and sweet; however, the skin was so tough. I ate it anyway thinking the nutrients were in the skin. Checked out you video before just now eating the 2nd one. Took the skin off this time!🤷🏿♀️ Holiday blessings to you!
Matt I share your enthusiasm for the fruit, I really like Persimmons. In the UK where I live the quality is a bit hit and miss but in Spain which I visit often, it's great!. One thing though, you ought to mention that the fruit needs to be washed before eating it. Your video seems to indicate that you are eating them without washing - especially as your are peeling off the stickers.
Thanks! I think all fruits need to be rinsed before eating, kind of a given. I always rinse mine with the stickers on, usually because I forget they are there haha.
That is awesome, Michael! Yeah, I just saw some at the supermarket yesterday, some Fuyus, that were also shorter and squatter. They are definitely yummy when eaten ripe! haha
I live in northern Canada and saw some at h&w produce. My husband and I thought about purchasing one but they were all extremely blemished and some were rotting. I'm guessing it's due to the supply chain issues and flooding in BC. After watching this I think I'm going to go back to look a little more and not let the blemishes deter me. Thank you for sharing!
I have a 20 foot tall fuyu tree in my yard. It does not produce fruit every year, or at least not equally year to year. This year I have a bumper crop. In preparing I remove the top and peel along with any bruises, I find the peel too hard to eat. The persimmon add a sweet chunky flavor to my chicken curry along with potatoes, carrots and broccoli. I also roast them with olive oil, salt and pepper, the salt and pepper offset the sweetness well. I peel and freeze what I don't use immediately, if you're going to peel it's best if done when they've just started to soften.
@@inthekitchenwithmatt My TH-cam searches have also shown that you can make tea from persimmon leaves. I washed and dried the leaves and crumbled them up. They do make a good cup of tea.
Love that you did this! I bought some the other day and it was exactly how you described it as chalky. It was so bitter and it instantly dried up my mouth. Now I know to leave them to ripen a bit first. Are they the same as Sharon fruit?
I picked two fresh ones today here in Virginia. I’m not a skilled picker but I have fuyu persimmons. They’re pretty hard but I’m excited to try this! 😋
Thanks Matt! My friend who is from the Philippines gave me few of the more flat and rounded persimmon. I didn’t know what to do with them. She just said eat them lol 😆
A neighbor of mine gave me some of this fruit never heard of them and never tried them. Had some and they are great! I hope my neighbors continue to give me some of that because they got them straight from their tree as I was taking a walk by their house they pulled some off and gave me some.
Hi Kim, good way to do is give your neighbor some your home grown veggies/fruits if you have them, and kind of exchange/sharing for their persimmons. That’s what I do as I have two fuyu persimmon trees and I share with neighbors, friends, whatever. They all love them.
Thank you so much for showing me how to eat this fruit. I have had them before but i did not know the difference between those two types or how they can be prepared. I also did not know how nutricious they are. Your video has been very informative. Thanks for sharing.
Delightful fruit! I had it when it wasn’t so ripe and liked it but the fully ripen one is yummyyyyy. Not going back to the hard version. Thanks for sharing this video. The Fuyu is my preferred one, the other variety I don’t like because of the chalky stainy taste
The persimmons have a sweet taste and the crunch and snap. It tastes like Vitamin B6! It reminds us of an orange mixed with a tomato. I also understand the dry mouth after taste.
Thank you so much, Matt. We saw them at Costco but always hesitant due to not knowing how they are. Now we can try them and be confident we'll probably like them! 😊Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to you and your Family!
Thanks for the video Matt. Our church youth group is now going to try them!! Lets hope they are ripe 🤞🤞We have one question though… can we get them in the U.S.?🤭
Hey Matt!! We have just now gotten to try the persimmons. Are they supposed to dry your mouth out? Are they supposed to be crunchy like and apple or soft?
A variety called the Virginia persimmon is also native to the U. S. southeast, especially the lower Mississippi Valley where they grow Naturally in roughly the area of the old Confederacy
@@inthekitchenwithmatt I picked a bunch a few days ago at my late uncles property in Jefferson County Missouri. It’s the start of the Ozarks ravine field wooded area.
It's hard to describe the flavor of a persimmon specifically the fuyu which are the ones I used to eat as a kid. Best way I described them is that they taste sweet in the same way honey does with flesh texture similar to not fully ripenned tomato. Best when eaten fully ripe to avoid the slight bitter after taste of non-fully ripenned persimmon.
Agreed! Hard to describe them. And yes, you definitely have to eat them when they are soft and ripe, otherwise bitter and chalky tasting, because of the tannins.
The persimmon in our trees are much smaller than those you show. Some are orange in color but most are much darker, almost purple. When they fall, which they are doing now, they are so sweet. The ones that split when they fall are full of bees, I guess they're storing up the sugar for winter. Also,, my persimmons have 4 large seeds. We mash them to separate the seeds and skin from the pulp. Do you know a better way to use them?
Sigh. This video is just so poorly presented. What you have are American persimmons and they are a very different fruit. You should only eat fruit that has fallen from the tree, before that it will make you sick and taste awful. My mother always used a food mill to remove the seeds and puree the flesh and skin. Once made into a puree, it works much like canned pumpkin. The flavor is unique but will remind you of pumpkin pie. Since we can't get persimmon puree here, I make the cookies with canned pumpkin. The depth of flavor is missing, but it's an acceptable substitute. I have never tried these Asian varieties but their flesh is very different. Try looking up recipes for American persimmons. Mitchell, Indiana has a persimmon festival every fall and I think their website might be more helpful.
I got some somehow, and I think they are delicious. I ate some with the peeling, some without. still good with the pill, but kinda like you said thick. But they are delicious.
Hi Matt, I tasted this super sweet fruit called persimmon just yesterday, I’m 48ys, the super taste prompted me to search for it on TH-cam this morning, my question is how can one plant this seedless fruit???
Hello Alex!! That is awesome that you tried it. You would need to find a cultivar that has seeds. Otherwise, you could find a sapling at a tree nursery and plant that. :) The trees need a sunny spot that drains well. They are typically described as an easy tree to grow. Do you live in the States or somewhere else?
hey! both of these reviewed are asian varieties, while persimmons grow natively here in the states! you may be able to find american varieties if you seek them out at your local farmers' market :)
Hey! These were grown in the States and were found at my local market. :) Here in AZ these are the only two varieties they sell and the most common grown in California. They don't sell the Prok (American variety), Claypool, Early Golden ,etc. Which are grown and sold in Eastern America. Some day if I am ever out east I will try a local American variety. Fun fact the Fuyu was introduced in the mid 1800s to the US. And have been grown here ever since.
Thank you for the informative video, it helped me understand more about tannins and that chalky taste! It seems that’s happened to me a few times. I’ve tried both of those types you mentioned. When they are really ripe they are so delicious and sweet. My family and friends really value them as a seasonal treat, so we try to get our hands on them when we can! I have a family member that had a tree filled with them, I was so jealous! If you are able to get them at Costco, they have a great deal. I went to a local supermarket and they were charging $3.99 EACH! 😱 Haha.
You are very welcome, Grace!! Wow yeah that is expensive for one of them! Once in awhile my local farmer's market will have them for like 3 for a dollar! I need to go and check again to see if they have them right now, hehe.
Learn how to make delicious persimmon cookies here: th-cam.com/video/i-UDhGl_9_g/w-d-xo.html
Random question buddy, why are salad peppers so expensive? (The large non spicey ones, green yellow or red). Last I was in Murcia they cost about 4 bucks each from Publix Miami
mmm I have no idea. @@GoatGoggles
My friend, who is now in heaven, used to make persimmon cookies every Christmas. I miss her and those wonderful cookies. I'm going to attempt to make them this year since she gave me her recipe! It's been over 20 years but better now than never. That's what brought me here. I have no knowledge of persimmons. I bought the fuyus and I'm hoping they're the correct ones to use. Wish me luck!
Awesome that you have her recipe :) :) Just make sure they are ripe before using them. :)
Anychance you can share the recipe please? Would love to try it. sorry for your loss
That is an amazing way to remember your friend. ❤
I hope the cookies turned out well, and brought fond memories.
Goth
I’m so sorry for your loss
I just got some for the 1st time and wasn’t sure how to eat them. I’m finding that they are wayyyy more delicious than I expected and I definitely prefer the slightly firm but not hard over the soft more ripe ones. I absolutely love this fruit. Now I have another reason to look forward to fall every year 😁☺️
Awesome! So glad you were able to try them and liked them! :) :)
I know how you feel. I tried one for the first time while watching this video! I bought some from a produce truck near me. They are AMAZING! My son works in a produce department of a big grocery store, so I will certainly have him bring some to me! I’m sorry it took me this long to buy them! 🧡🧡
Matt! Thank you so much for this video. I responded to another person reply, but as I stated, this is my first time trying them! They are AMAZING! 🧡🧡 I followed how you cut them and it was just as easy. I do have a question though. I wasn’t sure the outer “skin” was edible. Of course after watching you, I’m guessing it is! 😊 Thank you again for your thorough video. It was very helpful! I hadn’t subscribed because I didn’t know about you. I definitely will now! 🙏💜
So glad you watched the video and that it was helpful, Charlotte. And more importantly that you like them, they are so good! haha And you are very welcome! And yes the skin is definitely edible. :)@@charlottecalloway7538
Same! I like a little crunch 😅
We have a new tradition. I bring an exotic fruit to my brother's for an after dinner treat. The family gathers around to watch your video - and then we eat that fruit.
Last week did persimmons. The Fuyu's were a big hit. Could have been a touch more ripe, but were quite good. Then the Hichaya's... blah, they were quite chalky just you you had. Underneath the chalkiness, it seemed like it would taste quite good. (I bought another one, softer, and waiting a bit for it to ripen more.)
That is awesome!! Glad you are trying new fruits, definitely a fun hobby of mine.
Thanks for this helpful vid...that I wish I watched 2 minutes earlier. I just bit right into what I THOUGHT was a ripe enough hachiya persimmon. It was like biting and chewing an apricot-flavored glue stick.
You are welcome! Yes definitely not ripe if it tastes like chalky glue. :) If you have any left allow them to ripen a few more days on the counter.
I'm from China. Eating persimmon is one of the joyful moments of my childhood. The persimmons I see in the US look different from the ones in China. The ones in China kinda look like the mixed breed of those two: their shape and texture is like Fuyu but tastes like Hichaya. The Fuyu in the US stores don't look very appetizing (look very hard) so I had to come to this video to learn how to eat a persimmon lol. Thank you!
That is awesome, Yusen! Yeah, a lot of fruit we get is hard, and we have to wait for it to ripen, haha.
In Brazil the name is Caqui. We have a lot of variets like Fuyu, Chocolate, Rama Forte, Kyombo. It's very popular here since we have the largest japanese colony in the world. Fresh or dryed is delicious.
Awesome!
Thank you for making this video. These are such beautifully orange...I was drawn to them, but unsure how to eat. I waited and came upon your video - glad, as my family and I loved the fruit! My son described it as a cross between a peach and a carrot in taste 😋
You are very welcome!! :) :)
Personally, I would throw apricot in there too
I just tried persimmons for the first time. I took 3 really ripe persimmons, removed all the thick jelly inside and put it into a bowel. I then added a few slices of Irish butter, some Himalayan salt, cinnamon and brown sugar to the bowel. I heated it up in the microwave for about 2 minutes. Stirred it all up, let it cool for 2 minutes, grabbed a spoon and DEVOURED every bit off it.
The butter gives the persimmon and creamy nutty flavor, the Himalayan salt balanced out the sweetness and enhanced the butter flavor, the cinnamon & brown sugar take the flavor to a whole other level of DELICIOUSNESS and now I'm totally hooked on them!.... ❤❤❤
Awesome! Yeah persimmons are so good!
You just ruined the high nutrition value by microwaving them and then adding sugar which is totally not necessary and feeds the worms in your body😢
Thanks for this EXCELLENT video. Just bought two a hachiya and a fuyu. I was a bit afraid of them. Thanks to you I JUST ATE the fuyu and I am madly in love!!!! Will definitely buy again. I’m letting the hachiya ripen on the counter for now….
You are welcome and AWESOME! Glad you found the video helpful and more importantly glad you tried them and liked them!!
I just had a persimmon and found it so delicious! I went on your video to find out how to eat it because I had never eaten one before, I just want to thank you, I definitely will have them a lot more now 😊
Awesome! I am glad you found this video and liked it. Yeah, persimmons are awesome! As long as they are ripe! haha
I too came here to find how it's eaten.😊
Thanks for watching!@@girija2910
Thanks for your demonstration about perssimons. Our neighbor has several trees in his yard and they are ready for harvest. He has insisted on sending them along home with us. Most of his trees are hachiya but he sent a couple of fuyu. He is from Greece and is sometimes difficult to understand so this was very helpful.
You are so very welcome, Linda! :)
4:15- Matt takes knife
Persimmon:ight ima head out
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Thanks so much! This was great! I just tried one for the first time, and it was great to hear you explain what to be aware of in flavor and ripeness 👍🏻
You are so very welcome Sara! Glad you were able to try one for the first time! :)
Awesome video! Im going to try 1 for the first time in 51 yrs! I never knew and now i do! Thanks for nutrition info. I hope i like them. ☺️🤞
Thank you!! Make sure it is ripe ripe ripe before trying it, haha. But you will know pretty quick if it isn't, it will taste chalky which is the astringent taste. Let me know how you like it!!
@@inthekitchenwithmatt I sure will. 👌👍
I bet these would be delicious as preserves or a jam. Gonna look for my grandma’s recipe for her jams and jellies 😋. Thanks for the video! ☺️👍
Yes!! :)
Wow! I just had my first persimmon after all these years 😮 I was never a fruit eater, but I think that I can really start to enjoy eating this particular fruit, especially since you said we can bake it and drip honey on it! Yummy 😋 😋
Awesome!!! Glad you got to finally try it. Such an amazing fruit as long as it is ripe haha.
Hey I just had mine about three hours ago and I think I might've got something not ripe...
@@ugafan17161 don't eat it
@@p00917 ate it lol 😂 and yeahhhh let's just say I'm scarred a little lol 😂 ima give it another go though
Feels like your mouth is turning inside out when eating one before it's ripe.
I tried one for the first time today. I liked it very much!
Awesome!!
In Louisville, KY, a family I once knew had a HUGE persimmon tree growing in their front yard. They would pick them and make pudding with them. I remember them saying not to eat the skin because it will leave you with a horrible dry cotton mouth feeling. They were right! It took over an hour before my mouth returned to normal. Also, their persimmons had large seeds (like paw paws).
It sounds like they may have been growing the American Persimmons which are a little different than these Asian varieties. That horrible dry cotton mouth feeling is that astringent taste that comes when the persimmon is not ripe. As you know it is really gross haha.
Thank you sir about this persimmons presentation , blessing to you and merry Christmas
You are welcome! Merry Christmas!
This was very helpful ! I’m about to have my first hachiya😊
Awesome! Glad it was helpful and glad you were able to try it!
We grow a lot of those in Greece the last two years. The fruit had a limited popularity in the past, was rather expensive and could not be found just in any supermarket or veg market but now is all over the place and no more expensive than apples. Locally grown persimons are an autumn/winter fruit, mainly available from mid October to February. My favorite winter fruit.
Awesome! Yes they are in season in Fall/Autumn here in the States as well.
Just had persimmons today for the very first time and boy it was yummy and sweet
That is awesome! Glad you got to try one and liked it!
in new year's eve, it was my first time seeing persimmons and i googled "fruit that looks like tomato".. i havent eaten it yet now im here xD
Cool!
Me too I searched orange tomato
Just got these for the first time today! Excited to try it
Awesome! Make sure they are soft before trying them. :) Let me know how they taste!
My son brought one over today for me to take. I love the taste. I will try buying. Hope I’m able to find in the store.
@@lizl48 That is awesome!
Today Dec.25, I have one last persimmon , love persimmons
Nice!!
We LOVE persimmon's and can't wait until it is persimmon season. 😊
Awesome!!
I never knew what they were till yesterday when my 11 yr old granddaughter introduced them to me. Before i got brave enough to try one, i watched this video. It was delicious, now I'm hooked!
Awesome, Anita!! Glad you gave one a try and liked it!
I love persimmons. I don’t really remember how I came across them but, I’ve loved them ever since. They’re not always easy to come by though.
Awesome!
I literally just boight some to taste... Decided to do some reaearch.... And wahla! Here you are! Right before my first taste test! Thanks!
You are welcome! :)
Use to pick these off my grandmothers tree in North Florida as a child. Yum. Haven’t seen this fruit in years. Neighbor gave me three yesterday. Granny used to put them in frozen ice cream and have us crank it.
That is so awesome! Some neighbors of mine had a tree, but I never tried them growing up. But love them now. Sounds yummy with ice cream.
That astringent variety looks really good
Yeah they are both yummy! As long as they are ripe, haha.
I like them really soft almost roton where you can squash it out eat it straight or as a topping for ice cream
Awesome!
Yeah mine was really soft but very astringent, I ate the whole thing but I could tell it should have been much better lol
I just tasted this for the first time, not sure why I had a frightening perception but it was nice. I feel like my mouth is slightly tingling after. It was sweet and enjoyable.
Glad you gave it try!! The slight tingling means it probably wasn't quite as ripe as it could have been. I bet if you waited maybe one more day to eat it, there probably wouldn't even have been that little bit of tingling. Such an awesome fruit!
Aloha from Hawaii. We have the fuyu variety and they are delicious! My mouth is watering watching this video. I am definitely going to the local produce market tomorrow. Yummy 😋
Awesome!!
Is the first time I have it , I follow you step by step to learn how to cut it and how to eat it, and it was really good. Thanks very much
You are very welcome!! :) :)
Got a friend addicted when I cut a fresh fruit into slices that had been in the fridge for the day. The cool cut Sharron fruit, as we call it here, his senses didn’t know what to do with. He was in heaven
Awesome!!
Australian here, my mum has a persimmon tree, not sure what variety, looks like your fuyu, but they have seeds. We eat them ripe and soft. So delicious!
Awesome!! :)
Just purchase one yesterday because I wanted to venture out. Thanks for video I’m going to try it out today 😃
You are welcome! Make sure it is ripe before eating it. :) It should be pretty soft to the touch.
I live in Spain and have several fields of persimmon in the farms behind our house. While walking through the fields, I've been known to sneak a fruit or two. However, when I bit into it, my mouth immediately puckered. I guess we have the astringent variety and they weren't quite ripe. This. year I found the whole crop on the ground. I am not sure if they weren't harvested or the owner just knocked them off. Either way, I took some home with the hopes of ripening them. I left them weeks with no luck. They never turn soft and sweet like you show here. Perhaps next year, I'll place them with some bananas to see if they speed the ripening. I was told by a local that here they are put in alcohol however, I don't exactly know the process. Anyway, thanks for your video as you confirmed that my experience shouldn't turn me from this fruit. I just need to find a way to ripen them!
That is awesome, lots of amazing fruits grow in Spain, especially Southern Spain. And yes if your mouth immediately puckered up, they were definitely not ripe. Maybe you needed a few more weeks for those others to ripen. You are welcome! And yes don't let that one experience turn you away, once you taste a fully ripe one, I think you will be pleased, at least I was when I first tried a ripe one. So tasty! I actually just made a video recently on how to make cookies with persimmons. They taste amazing! Watch it here if you want: th-cam.com/video/i-UDhGl_9_g/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much! This has helped a lot!
You are very welcome!
I have a Persimmon tree in my backyard that was there when I moved in. I’ve never had one though because I’ve always thought they smelled gross, but my dogs eat them all the time. I might try one but I’m still scared😂
lol that is so awesome! Just wait until they are really ripe before trying one. :)
They actually taste really good...Im eating one right now I bought at the store. Your lucky your tree produces this fruit. You should really try it.
@@ImmaQT2 Glad you like them, Ali! :)
@@inthekitchenwithmatt I only buy em if they are on sale. I just got my mom to try a piece & she liked it
@@ImmaQT2 haha yeah, they can be expensive at some places, a local market sells them for super cheap sometimes, I can't wait for that to happen again.
I brought this because it looked pretty and had no idea what it was. I'm glad youtube has a niche for everything 😂
haha awesome! Yeah TH-cam is the best haha
Thanks for the upload. I live in the UK, just bought a strange-looking fruit at the fruit & veg stall that was labelled "sharron fruit". Thought I'd give it a try at home. A friend told me it's a persimmon but I didn't know anything about persimmons, so here I am. Very helpful video!
You are very welcome, Deborah! Yep they are the same :) Glad you found it helpful.
I had persimmons for the first time last year and loved them. I bought some yesterday, and was so excited to wash and cut it up tonight. Imagine my surprise when it was sour, and makes my mouth pucker with that nasty chalkiness you were talking about! Yuck! So I went to the internet to find out how to tell when a persimmon is ripe, and found this. Thank you so much! The other 3 persimmons are now in a paper bag with a banana, trying to ripen as fast as possible. I can’t wait!
nice! so glad you found this video. Yeah that chalky taste isn't fun, haha. But oh so yummy when ripe. :)
Yes Matt, thanks so much for this video! I purchased 2 of the more common types for the first time ever about a week and a half ago. Just happened upon them in the store and wanted to try. The first one was good and sweet; however, the skin was so tough. I ate it anyway thinking the nutrients were in the skin. Checked out you video before just now eating the 2nd one. Took the skin off this time!🤷🏿♀️ Holiday blessings to you!
You are very welcome, Rosilynn! Glad you tried them. :) :)
Just bought and did not know what to do with them. Your TH-cam video was very helpful.
Awesome! Glad it was helpful for you. How did you like eating them?
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I share your enthusiasm for the fruit, I really like Persimmons. In the UK where I live the quality is a bit hit and miss but in Spain which I visit often, it's great!.
One thing though, you ought to mention that the fruit needs to be washed before eating it. Your video seems to indicate that you are eating them without washing - especially as your are peeling off the stickers.
Thanks! I think all fruits need to be rinsed before eating, kind of a given. I always rinse mine with the stickers on, usually because I forget they are there haha.
Just tried an organic Fuyu with my, 6, 5 and 3 year olds. All loved. The fruits were shorter than yours. Squattier... thanks for sharing!
That is awesome, Michael! Yeah, I just saw some at the supermarket yesterday, some Fuyus, that were also shorter and squatter. They are definitely yummy when eaten ripe! haha
Love persimmons my number one fruit in USA
Awesome!
Thanks for the vid.. will try it for the first time ever.. never saw such fruit in India before..!!
You are very welcome, Ajay! :)
Thank you for showing me how to eat like a human
Welcome
yes I much needed that assistance
Thank you!!!! Was amazing to learning about this fruit!!!!
You are welcome Marlene!!
I live in northern Canada and saw some at h&w produce. My husband and I thought about purchasing one but they were all extremely blemished and some were rotting. I'm guessing it's due to the supply chain issues and flooding in BC. After watching this I think I'm going to go back to look a little more and not let the blemishes deter me. Thank you for sharing!
Yeah, I hope you get to try some sometime.
Wouldn’t the blemish sweeten it similar to papaya
I have a 20 foot tall fuyu tree in my yard. It does not produce fruit every year, or at least not equally year to year. This year I have a bumper crop. In preparing I remove the top and peel along with any bruises, I find the peel too hard to eat. The persimmon add a sweet chunky flavor to my chicken curry along with potatoes, carrots and broccoli. I also roast them with olive oil, salt and pepper, the salt and pepper offset the sweetness well. I peel and freeze what I don't use immediately, if you're going to peel it's best if done when they've just started to soften.
Nice!
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My TH-cam searches have also shown that you can make tea from persimmon leaves. I washed and dried the leaves and crumbled them up. They do make a good cup of tea.
@@joeupyours9708 Awesome!
Love that you did this! I bought some the other day and it was exactly how you described it as chalky. It was so bitter and it instantly dried up my mouth. Now I know to leave them to ripen a bit first. Are they the same as Sharon fruit?
Thank you! Yes Sharon fruit is another name for them. :) Yes, let those ripen! haha :)
that because you haven't them when there almost rotten
@inthekitchenwithmatt Sharon no it sams fruit.
Fuyu I try. Sweet but unique. I think maybe very good in smoothies
Glad you tried it! Yes they go great in smoothies.
Thanks for this video! I am enjoying persimmon for the first time.
You are welcome! Glad you tried it! :)
I picked two fresh ones today here in Virginia. I’m not a skilled picker but I have fuyu persimmons. They’re pretty hard but I’m excited to try this! 😋
Awesome!! :)
Thanks Matt!
My friend who is from the Philippines gave me few of the more flat and rounded persimmon. I didn’t know what to do with them. She just said eat them lol 😆
You are welcome! :)
They are good! Sweet, my 1st time checking this fruit out. Thanks for sharing!!!
So good!! you are welcome! Glad you got to try them out.
Great video, thank you. My new found fruit 😋
Thanks!! You are welcome!!
A neighbor of mine gave me some of this fruit never heard of them and never tried them. Had some and they are great! I hope my neighbors continue to give me some of that because they got them straight from their tree as I was taking a walk by their house they pulled some off and gave me some.
That is so awesome, Kim!! :) You are luck to have a neighbor that has a tree.
Yes! It definitely was a blessing and I told him so! Especially with these hard times right now!
@@kimdaley9149 So true!
Hi Kim, good way to do is give your neighbor some your home grown veggies/fruits if you have them, and kind of exchange/sharing for their persimmons. That’s what I do as I have two fuyu persimmon trees and I share with neighbors, friends, whatever. They all love them.
Thankyou! You have helped me prepare acorns and now when and how to eat persimmons! Thankyou!!!
You are welcome!
I thought I was out of luck getting some very squishy hachiya. Seems like they're actually perfect to eat right now!
Awesome!!
Anyone here cause Jory doesn't like persimmons? :) Thanks for the helpful information!
You are welcome!!
Great information! Really good fruit. This was the first time I've eaten this fruit.
Thanks!! :) Yes such a great fruit!
Thank you so much for showing me how to eat this fruit. I have had them before but i did not know the difference between those two types or how they can be prepared. I also did not know how nutricious they are. Your video has been very informative. Thanks for sharing.
You are so very welcome, Roberta! :) Glad you liked it.
I picked some up at the market today, hence how I came across this video. I can’t wait to eat them, they aren’t ripe yet.
Nice! Yes let them ripen on the counter first before eating them. :)
I find this information very helpful.
Glad you found it helpful!!
Delightful fruit! I had it when it wasn’t so ripe and liked it but the fully ripen one is yummyyyyy. Not going back to the hard version. Thanks for sharing this video. The Fuyu is my preferred one, the other variety I don’t like because of the chalky stainy taste
A delightful fruit indeed! Fully ripe one is so good. You are welcome!
The persimmons have a sweet taste and the crunch and snap. It tastes like Vitamin B6! It reminds us of an orange mixed with a tomato. I also understand the dry mouth after taste.
Yes!
Thank you for the video! So helpful
You are very welcome! :)
❤️ Thank you for your time and effort. 👍
You are welcome!
We have trees of this fruit for almost 20 years. They are so sweet and juicy.
Awesome!
Thank you so much, Matt. We saw them at Costco but always hesitant due to not knowing how they are. Now we can try them and be confident we'll probably like them! 😊Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to you and your Family!
You are very welcome! :) You will have to let me know how you like them. :) Happy Thanksgiving weekend to your family as well! :)
@@inthekitchenwithmatt Thank you, Matt!
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@@tahoe7779 You are very welcome! :) :)
Thanks for the video Matt. Our church youth group is now going to try them!! Lets hope they are ripe 🤞🤞We have one question though… can we get them in the U.S.?🤭
You are very welcome! Yes of course, I live in the U.S. They aren't in season right now though. Not until fall.
Hey Matt!! We have just now gotten to try the persimmons. Are they supposed to dry your mouth out? Are they supposed to be crunchy like and apple or soft?
It is soooo good.
Agreed!
A variety called the Virginia persimmon is also native to the U. S. southeast, especially the lower Mississippi Valley where they grow Naturally in roughly the area of the old Confederacy
Nice! :)
@@inthekitchenwithmatt I picked a bunch a few days ago at my late uncles property in Jefferson County Missouri. It’s the start of the Ozarks ravine field wooded area.
*ravine* filled
Awesome!@@hfjjor3681
I have Tons of them in my country and i like them a lot
Awesome!!
Me too I used to make persimmon cookies
Here is my persimmon cookie recipe, they are so good! th-cam.com/video/i-UDhGl_9_g/w-d-xo.html
Yum😊
Highly recommend
So yum!
It's hard to describe the flavor of a persimmon specifically the fuyu which are the ones I used to eat as a kid. Best way I described them is that they taste sweet in the same way honey does with flesh texture similar to not fully ripenned tomato. Best when eaten fully ripe to avoid the slight bitter after taste of non-fully ripenned persimmon.
Agreed! Hard to describe them. And yes, you definitely have to eat them when they are soft and ripe, otherwise bitter and chalky tasting, because of the tannins.
The flavor reminds me of pumpkin a little bit with other fruits
I learned so much. Love them! Thank you!
You are very welcome! :)
The persimmon in our trees are much smaller than those you show. Some are orange in color but most are much darker, almost purple. When they fall, which they are doing now, they are so sweet. The ones that split when they fall are full of bees, I guess they're storing up the sugar for winter. Also,, my persimmons have 4 large seeds. We mash them to separate the seeds and skin from the pulp. Do you know a better way to use them?
You can make persimmon bread, cookies, jam, sauce for pancakes or waffles.
Sigh. This video is just so poorly presented. What you have are American persimmons and they are a very different fruit. You should only eat fruit that has fallen from the tree, before that it will make you sick and taste awful. My mother always used a food mill to remove the seeds and puree the flesh and skin. Once made into a puree, it works much like canned pumpkin. The flavor is unique but will remind you of pumpkin pie. Since we can't get persimmon puree here, I make the cookies with canned pumpkin. The depth of flavor is missing, but it's an acceptable substitute. I have never tried these Asian varieties but their flesh is very different. Try looking up recipes for American persimmons. Mitchell, Indiana has a persimmon festival every fall and I think their website might be more helpful.
I got some somehow, and I think they are delicious. I ate some with the peeling, some without. still good with the pill, but kinda like you said thick. But they are delicious.
Glad you tried them and liked them!
A nice ripe hichaya is completely liquid and a thing of beauty
Not completely liquid, more "jellylike" completely liquid is overripe.
Hi Matt, I tasted this super sweet fruit called persimmon just yesterday, I’m 48ys, the super taste prompted me to search for it on TH-cam this morning, my question is how can one plant this seedless fruit???
Hello Alex!! That is awesome that you tried it. You would need to find a cultivar that has seeds. Otherwise, you could find a sapling at a tree nursery and plant that. :) The trees need a sunny spot that drains well. They are typically described as an easy tree to grow. Do you live in the States or somewhere else?
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I live in west African State of Mali, the sun here is described as Baking sun
@@alexsantos1881 Same with the sun here in Phoenix, Arizona, haha. It gets up to 118 F in the summer, sometimes gets to 120 F (47 to 49 C)
My favorite fruit
Awesome!
They are very good. Yes
Yes indeed!!
Thanks for sharing that’s awesome ❤
You are very welcome!!
Thanks for teaching us!
You are welcome! Glad you liked it. :)
Thanks for the video. What's the best way/storage for ripening?
You are welcome, Philip! On the counter is great for ripening. Then after they are ripe store them in the fridge. :)
hey! both of these reviewed are asian varieties, while persimmons grow natively here in the states! you may be able to find american varieties if you seek them out at your local farmers' market :)
Hey! These were grown in the States and were found at my local market. :) Here in AZ these are the only two varieties they sell and the most common grown in California. They don't sell the Prok (American variety), Claypool, Early Golden ,etc. Which are grown and sold in Eastern America. Some day if I am ever out east I will try a local American variety. Fun fact the Fuyu was introduced in the mid 1800s to the US. And have been grown here ever since.
I just ordered the chocolate persimmon from a fruit company. I've never tried this variety before.
Cool! Let me know how you like it.
Currently eating a fairly ripe fuyu. Very sweet but doesn’t taste like much. It honestly tastes like simple syrup with a hint of pear.
Once they are riper they will be even sweeter. :)
So they taste like pluots ?
Yep fairly close to a mix between an apricot and a plum.
Thanks. Just had a fuyu but mine had 3 seed pits in it. Tasted great but is that normal?
You are welcome! Yes, that is normal, the number of pits can vary. :)
Thank you for the informative video, it helped me understand more about tannins and that chalky taste! It seems that’s happened to me a few times. I’ve tried both of those types you mentioned. When they are really ripe they are so delicious and sweet.
My family and friends really value them as a seasonal treat, so we try to get our hands on them when we can! I have a family member that had a tree filled with them, I was so jealous! If you are able to get them at Costco, they have a great deal. I went to a local supermarket and they were charging $3.99 EACH! 😱 Haha.
You are very welcome, Grace!! Wow yeah that is expensive for one of them! Once in awhile my local farmer's market will have them for like 3 for a dollar! I need to go and check again to see if they have them right now, hehe.
if it's chalky it's not ripe enough. It's really good when it's frozen
This was super helpful thank u
You are welcome! Glad it was helpful. :)