Did you ever eat a real persimmon?

[budewarmin]

I still have nightmares when I think about how horrible it tasted T.T

 

[Mayor of Stark]

Yes, I have. It was on 9/22/2013. It was divine. Did you wait until it was super squishy? I've heard that unripe persimmons are unforgettably horrible.

(I started a sourdough culture on that day- I named it 'Percy', after that persimmon, since I was so delighted by how tasty it was.)

 

[TeeTee]

The ripen ones taste like sweet pudding. The unripe ones is crunchy and isn't as sweet. They both got that yam taste to it.

 

[budewarmin]

I dunno, my mom always had boxes full of it. Maybe they weren't ready but she ate them like that was the last food left on earth. And I always thought they were yukky.. They tasted so... bitter...

 

[aetherene]

Persimmons taste so good. <3 I used to eat them as a snack a lot when I was a kid.

 

[HannahTheBudgie]

I have around 25 persimmon trees in my backyard and everyone in my family eats them but they look so yuk and squishy i can't bring myself to try one x.x

 

[Yui Z]

Reminds me of an orange tomato :3 but no I've never ever EVER tried one

 

[Kahzel]

i ate one once. It was in perfect ripeness, and it was both so sweet and bitter, like a perfect non citrus grapefruit, oh maaaaan

I just want to find more so i can make desserts with it, it taste would go so well in cakes and biscuits...

 

[budewarmin]

Its funny how so many people think its yummy when its practically my childhood trauma xD

 

[Deareux]

I really like them. I prefer them not squishy, but a bit of a crunch and not too sweet.

 

[Byngo]

When I tried one,,it was just... Bland.

I'll have to get some and let them get squishy!

 

[anne_713]

I've never had one but after googling pictures...they look a lot like tomatos. I wonder if I could get past that?

 

[Libra]

Never tried one, but one of my co-workers eats them every now and then and says they're quite yummy. I'm not sure whether I believe her or not; I'll only know when I try for myself. ^-^

 

[kiwi34fruit]

Haha these replies are pretty interesting. I've probably eaten more persimmons than oranges and pears. They were pretty common place growing up and I loved eating hoshigaki (dried persimmon) during certain holidays.

Dried persimmon looks rather unappetizing but its actually quite good.

 

[Grunge]

okay there are 2 kinda, Hachiha and Fuyu. ive had both. and all i can say is that both dried out my mouth. it wasnt an allergic reaction dry mouth but yeah sort of like instant cotton mouth.

 

[Piroshi]

I've never even seen one in real life, let alone tried one. I'd like to though, just to try it.

 

[vodkasmizmar]

Did you know there are two types of persimmons?

There's the "flatter" kind that looks like a tomato. And there's a "longer" kind that kind of looks like a bell pepper.

The "tomato" type you can eat when unripened or ripened - both ways are delicious. I personally prefer unripened because it's less sweet and crunchy. Usually these are peeled before eating.

However, the "bell pepper" kind you should eat only when ripened. When eaten unripened, it will taste bitter and feel very dry in your mouth. You can choose to peel these before eating, or eat as-is.

I have family friends who own 25 acres of land and grow a different type of fruit every few summers. Last summer was persimmons!

 

[Princess]

YES ITS THE BEST EVER.

 

[Born2BWild]

Yes, I have. They taste a little like a mix between peaches and apples, only a little more bitter.

 

[itzafennecfox]

No, and I don't really plan to. But one that would be REALLY awful to try would be a durian .