As consumers increasing seek out healthy snacks, scientists at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are working on bringing persimmon into the limelight. Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) is a ...

Over the last couple of months, you may have noticed orange bulbs hanging from the rafters, kitchens, or bars of certain Bay Area restaurants. They’re not avant-garde Christmas decorations that have ...

Dried persimmons, called hoshigaki, are an Asian winter delicacy, peeled and dehydrated whole by hanging the Hachiya fruit for several weeks and regularly hand-massaging them until their natural ...

Among the colorful trees that grow in Redlands is the persimmon. Each fall these trees fill with brilliant foliage and striking autumn fruits. The botanical name for persimmon is diospyros, which is ...

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 ...

Have you ever bitten into a fruit that looks like a bright orange pointed tomato but makes your lips pucker with its bitter taste? Well, you just might have tasted an unripe persimmon, one of the ...

Dried persimmon, known as gotgam in Korean, is a sweet and chewy treat that frequently appears at traditional ceremonies, particularly as symbols of respect and gratitude to ancestors offered at the ...

Each autumn, as leaves fall to the ground, persimmon trees emerge from the graying landscape, their orange and red fruits gleaming like gaudy Christmas ornaments. Beloved in eastern Asia — especially ...