Persimmons are called ‘Kaki’ in Japanese and they are NOT particularly special fruit where I used to live, because Persimmon trees are absolutely everywhere! But in Melbourne, I have never seen a Persimmon tree and they are quite expensive fruit.

Persimmon fruit are often used for salads. My mother used to make ‘Shira-ae’, a type of salad mixed with mashed Tofu, but I didn’t like the Persimmon and Tofu salad. Persimmon fruit is very sweet and lacks sourness. That’s why Yoghurt goes very well with Persimmon. Have you tried it?