Do you know what a persimmon is? Have you ever had one? Our sweet neighbor (the old man who does tai chi and chanting out in the yard) gave us this. To me it was kind of like a cross between an apple, pear, and carrot. Ken thought the flavor was similar to a pumpkin. It looks almost like an orange tomato. You eat it like a normal fruit or you can hang them outside to dry.
He gave us the persimmon to thank us for a thank you treat we took over to them. He gave us a bag of apples when he saw us taking family pictures a couple of weeks ago. I made black bottom cupcakes to take to him and his wife as a thank you. They wouldn't let us leave without giving us a huge bag of mikans (mandarin oranges) and two persimmons. So sweet. So very Japanese.
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