Persimmon
Pronounced: puhr-SIHM-muhn
Nutrition
A fruit with red-orange skin and flesh which comes in several varities: the Hachiya or Japanese is round with a pointed base (3 inches in diameter), soft when ripe and can be very bitter if underripe; Fuyu is smaller and tomato shaped, and firm even when ripe; Sharon fruit is a swee, round Israeli version
Plural
Persimmons
Season
November - March
How to select
Look for plump, soft fruit but not mushy (fuyu should still be firm).
How to store
Ripen at room temperature, and store in refrigerator up to 3 days when ripe.