Dried persimmons are sweet and chewy like jelly candies. In Korea the fresh fruit is harvested in the fall, tied with string, and hung to air-dry. A whitish bloom on their surface indicates that they are dry and sweet. Besides cooking with them, you can eat them by themselves as a snack.
They are a little hard to find outside of Korea, try Asian markets and choose large, plump persimmons that are not discolored. They will keep in the freezer for a few months.
Our Turkish supermarket just around the corner (Marbachstraße 1, Albert-Roßhaupter-Straße 9, 81369 München – that’s Munich, Bavaria, Germany) has them at the moment!
From Turkey, but not too dry and just plain delicious!
Price: Euro 3,49/400g
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How do I eat dried persimmons?
Take a bite and chew just like dried apricots or mangoes! yum yum : )
oh yes. Mochi ice cream sounds so good! I like the strawberry ice cream filled mochi! mmmmmm so good! If I knew how to make them, I’d weight a thousand lbs! haha
can you buy these at any asian stores?
I usually get dried persimmons at a Korean store, but sometimes find at a Chinese store in China town.
oh okay
– i wanted to request if you can make mochi(ice cream)
if you can tho!