Persimmons are a lesson in patience, since some varieties are just downright inedible — until they are fully ripe, that is. Once they’re ready, though, they taste better than candy — and, if you close ...

“Persimmons look and taste like the fall season,” says Rachel Sullivan, the farm assistant at Frog Hollow Farm, a Brentwood, California, farm currently in the middle of its annual persimmon harvest.

What’s in season: Persimmons can be neatly divided into two types, although there are a number of varieties: Hachiyas are acorn-shaped and need to be softened before you use them; squat Fuyus, shaped ...

Persimmons add color and flavor to a pork stir-fry with walnuts. Cooking Fuyus (the flatter persimmons) mellows their sweetness. Randall Benton rbenton@sacbee.com I cannot eat a persimmon out of hand.

Although persimmons are not the most well-known fruit, they are worth seeking out for their deliciously rich and aromatic flavor as well as the beautiful color they lend to baked goods. This persimmon ...

Sure, Grandma’s pudding is great. We love it, we really do. But as these recipes from a trio of Mass Ave masters demonstrate, there is so much more to the squishy fruit. Preheat oven to 450. Beat the ...

Beautiful, elegant, and unusual, this tart is surprisingly easy to make (the crust isn’t rolled, it’s simply pressed into the pan). It’s our a fall standby, especially for dinner parties. A favorite ...

My Hachiya persimmon tree is practically bursting with fruit at this time of year. Even after offering so many persimmons to friends and neighbors, the abundance is still overwhelming. So I’ve created ...

I was 16 the first time persimmons entered my life, and they did so with a ridiculous misunderstanding. My best friend and I were driving through a quiet neighborhood when a handwritten yard sign made ...

An 1896 Indianapolis News article noted that not even sheep or goats would eat persimmons. They are an acquired taste to be sure and a taste that’s hard to explain. The Mitchell Persimmon Festival in ...

In Korean folklore, there is a story of a tiger and a baby and a persimmon. Basically, a fearsome tiger comes into a village to find some food, while a baby in the village endlessly cries. In an ...