I’ll admit it — I hadn’t tried a persimmon until this year. When a few showed up in my weekly produce box, I wasn’t entirely sure what to do with them. Were they meant to be eaten raw or cooked? Did I ...

Persimmons are an underrated fruit simply because most cooks do not know what to do with them. Along the Gulf Coast, American persimmon trees grow well from October to February. These trees are not ...

Try our easy recipe for smashed persimmon on toast with goat cheese, honey and red chili flakes. It\'s the perfect brunchy ...

Flourishing throughout the Deep South and up the Atlantic coast to Connecticut and as far west as Texas and Kansas, the common persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, is favored for its growth habit, bark, ...