Oh, thank you for this We have an abundance of squishy, ripe, cinnamon
hachiya persimmons, that are ready to come of the tree.
The fuyu persimmons, which are shaped like a tomato and are a vibrant orange are ripe and ready to eat when firm (basically as - is from the grocery store), unlike
the hachiya persimmons which must be soft before eating.
i have a lot of
hachiya persimmons to use up, so i made this a chocolate persimmon loaf by substituting pureed persimmon pulp for both the pumpkin and the applesauce.
My hachiya persimmons have not ripened yet so I am still using fuyu persimmons, but I do have a lot of plans for those hachiya persimmons once they soften up.
My favorite way to enjoy ripe
hachiya persimmons is frozen whole and thawed to a scoopable consistency, then eaten with a spoon like sorbet.
Here's a fun trick for
hachiya persimmons that a friend shared with us last year.
The hachiya persimmon will be sweet only when it's very ripe or even overripe — when it feels something akin to a not - quite - full water balloon.
Not exact matches
Hachiya persimmons are the
persimmons you see pictured in this post, they are acorn - shaped and have to be completely ripened before consumption (unripe
hachiya can cause an unpleasant, astringent feeling in your mouth).
There are two types of
persimmons: the round squat fuyu and the more upright heart - shaped
hachiya.
The two commonly found types of
persimmons are the
hachiya and fuyu
persimmons, which originated in Asia and are now grown in the U.S. and elsewhere.