The ripe persimmon tastes sweet and juicy like pear, honeydew melon and apricot and comes to our supermarkets from Asia, Southern Europe or South America. The largest selection of vitamin-rich fruits can be found in the winter months.
Thanks to their good shelf life, kakis, Sharon fruits and persimmons are available in German fruit shops almost all year round. The offer is richest in the months of October to March. The sweet fruits are delivered to us from southern Europe in the late autumn and winter months, and from South America in spring and early summer:
- January to March from Israel,
- March to June from Chile and Brazil,
- October to December from Italy, Spain and Turkey.
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The kaki fruit has been cultivated in China and Japan for over 2000 years. There are now around 500 varieties of the colorful fruit worldwide. Most fruits grow in Asia.