Do you know this fruit? What's it called in the US and other places?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

Scientific name: Diospyros kaki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibui



In Brazil, it's enormously popular and called "caqui," but for what I see elsewhere, that name is used for another, different fruit.

[BurtWorm]

1. I thought that was called a parsimmon.

But now I have to go look. I'll be right back.

PS: Actually, it's most often called a persimmon, with an "e".

PPS: We call something else "kaki." Not anything you'd want to eat. :o

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. You're right. Well, almost. It's pErsimmon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon

[bicentennial_baby]

2. Persimmon, I believe

:)

[old mark]

4. Persimmon, usually found in the late fall in the US - around

Thanksgiving. Only available for short periods.
Yes, it is more widely eaten in South America than here.

mark

[Gormy Cuss]

5. Fuyu persimmon, AKA "the kind you can eat before it turns mushy"

Some persimmons have a horrid flavor until they're over-ripe. In CA the rounder ones are usually Fuyus, the more heart shaped ones are Hachiyas. Hachiyas are awful until they're as soft as pudding.

[JitterbugPerfume]

6. green persimmons

can give you a permanent pucker!

[NV Whino]

7. Fuyus are great

Eat them like an apple, slice them for salads or you can dry them.