As long as pecans and peaches have been able to grow in the South, so have persimmons. The uniquely sweet, plump, squishy fruits come into season during the late fall and winter from around October to ...

If you've ever passed persimmons in the produce aisle and felt unsure of what to do with them, you're not alone. Here's a ...

Jeff Cox delves into the sweet, soft and crunchy world of persimmons. When we Californians think of persimmons, we think of two Chinese varieties much cultivated in Japan - the hard, nonastringent ...

Come fall in Southern California, they are markers of the season: persimmons hanging on the tree, even as leaves are dropping. Some varieties can hold fruit until Christmas. Originating in China and ...

When the seasons change from summer to fall, persimmon trees begin to burst with gorgeous, bright orange fruit. Their autumn colors just shout “Fall is here!” Your farmers’ market booths will begin to ...

PERSIMMONS are the darlings of our local fall markets. Unlike apples and pears, which also represent the season but can be purchased outside of it, persimmons are difficult to find before the end of ...

Hachiya persimmons aren't your average fruit. Most fruit can be consumed raw, but many people find this persimmon variety astringent. But once you puree the fruit, add some basic baking ingredients ...

Autumn brings two luscious varieties of persimmons to the marketplace. One, the Hachiya, is heart-shaped and a vivid orange. It needs to be fully ripe with a water balloon-like consistency to be ...

Before the holidays, DJ Olsen told us about his no-fail technique for creamy sorbet. The key, he explained, is creating an invert sugar. Below he explains how he does it for his Hachiya Persimmon ...

Now that it's finally starting to feel like autumn and there's a chill in the air, we're in full fall mode. Tomato girl summer definitely had a moment, but it's about to be granola girl fall, and ...

Each year, between November and February, slowly and intently, hachiya persimmon altars begin to take root in my North Oakland apartment. They form on my kitchen window sill; on my bedroom dresser; on ...