The persimmon is a tropical fruit, orange-yellow, juicy and sweet. Its shape is reminiscent of a tomato in the broadest sense. It contains many vitamins, potassium, magnesium and phosphate. Ripe fruits from organic cultivation can be eaten with the peel. However, you should peel the persimmons that are available in normal supermarkets because of possible pesticides. Peeled persimmons are also recommended for use in the kitchen.

Persimmons are best peeled with a potato peeler

Peel persimmons properly

Ripe persimmons can be eaten with the skin on unless they have been sprayed with chemicals. However, the peel has a special taste that does not appeal to everyone. Then you should definitely peel the persimmons. Even if you want to use the fruit in exotic dishes, it is tastier if the peel is removed before use.

Tips and tricks for the preparation and subsequent preparation of the fruit

If you want to eat persimmons, you need to determine the degree of ripeness of the fruit. If you choose unripe specimens, they are inedible due to their bitter substances. Wait until the persimmons are really soft. Then their taste reminds a little of melon and has a vanilla aroma.

  1. Now take a vegetable peeler or a sharp knife and peel the persimmons like an apple.
  2. Start under the fruit base and peel downwards in rounds.
  3. Finally, remove the inedible carpels with a knife.
  4. If the persimmon is already very soft, peeling becomes problematic. Then you can better divide the fruit and take the pulp out of the shell with a spoon.
  5. Divide the fruit by slicing the knife all the way around the fruit.
  6. Take the persimmons apart and remove the fruit base.
  7. Quarter the persimmons and remove the inedible seeds from the inside.
  8. Finally, use the knife to carefully peel off the skin from all quarters.

Preparation of persimmons

As soon as the persimmons are freed from their shells, they can be further processed. Cut into cubes, they adorn every salad. But you can also sauté the persimmons in the pan drippings as a basis for a tasty sauce and boil them down until you get a creamy sauce.
Of course, persimmons are ideal for desserts, fruit salads or refreshing shakes.

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Vegetable garden