How to Cut, Peel and Eat Hong (Persimmons)

[KungZoo]

strange - your persimmons look quite different when cut compared to my Korean persimmons. Korean persimmons have some sacs inside which make such clean slicing very difficult.

[blueharinezumi]

@KungZoo this may not be right, but i noticed that the hachiya persimmons i eat/bake with get sac-like things in them when they're really ripe. the ones she cut in the video definitely looked more firm and less ripe than when i use them (when baking i like them super mushy b/c they're sweeter), so maybe when you cut yours they're also more ripe? just a guess ;)

[KungZoo]

@blueharinezumi - that might be true - let's hope I am eating the most ripe and juiciest persimmons on the planet! They literally grow on the street trees here. They can't really last that long from picking unless you preserve them, so I guess a lot of supermarket suppliers have to pick them early. I'd still like to know how to cut such a ripe persimmon, though.

[blueharinezumi]

@KungZoo really? where do you live? i am so jealous!! where i live, they're at least a dollar a piece (even the small ones!), unless i happen to catch a sale at an ethnic market or a fruit stand and they usually only have them for a few days. i wish i had better access to them, persimmons are my favorite thing about fall/winter!

[meplustofu]

music doesnt get more asian than this.

[jctoad]

Bought some the other day. Didn't know what to do with them. Your video helped.

[6262742]

@jctoad Glad to hear that. Thanks everybody for dropping by.

[dorothybee]

this song is really catchy LOL

[andream9678]

We bought our first persimmon yesterday and I found your video to help me know what to do with it. When we tried it, it didnt really have any taste but it made our mouths feel funny. Is that normal?

[6262742]

@andream9678 There are two kinds: Fuyu and Hachiya - Fuyu looks like a flat tomato, is a non-astringent kind can be eaten when firm (which I like). Choose deep orange/red all around not light yellow/orange (not ripen). Hachiya has a heart-shaped and is an astringent kind - It's best to eat when very soft (cut in half and scoop out the very sweet, delicious and jello-like flesh).

[blueharinezumi]

@andream9678 this ma be way late, but it sounds like you got a hachiya (or another of the astringent types, tho hachiya is most common) that was not ripe! persimmons are normally super sweet and juicy, so the fact that it was flavorless and still astringent (the funny feeling you got in your mouths, caused by tannins) means it needed to ripen more. eat those when they're soft, almost mushy, and they're delicious :)

sorry if you found all this out already.

[Doc187XL]

my neighbour just brought me a few of these a while ago i didnt know what it was lol

[6262742]

@Doc187XL Please refer to my reply above. Thanks.

[benlappage]

Thanks, very useful, although I did start asking myself what the hell I'm doing with my life by about 1:20

[6262742]

@benlappage You're welcome and thanks for dropping by.

[tmcmillin3568]

Thanks for the video! helped alot! :-)

[churljix]

isn't the skin eatable as well?

[6262742]

@churljix Yes, but it's a little tough for me to chew so I usually peel it.

[churljix]

@6262742 ok, i see :)

[vieuxlouise]

En plus... le couteau semble TRÈS coupant....!

[6262742]

@vieuxlouise Thank you all for visiting my channel and writing your comments.

[JohnCTorres89]

@6262742 r they sweet

[6262742]

@JohnCTorres89 Yes.

[emim05]

i got one but it was crunchy and juicy but not sweet at all. it smelled unripe

[Awesomedude1141]

@emim05

o_O

I usually like mine unripe o-o

It's all crunchy and has a unique flavour, but that's just my opinion.

[DonChunky]

I like the first technique. Thanks for posting the vid. But please, be careful cutting like that! :)

[6262742]

@DonChunky Thanks for your concern.

[imairmomblond]

Ok...so Like an Avacado!!

[scooterbug1]

WOW ! Dangerous knife techniques ! ! !

[6262742]

@scooterbug1 Knife technique was not my intention. Thanks for the warning though.

[MrEightyGig]

@scooterbug1 yeah, this person is trying to lose a finger or hand...

[6262742]

@MrEightyGig...and at the end, she still have all her fingers and hands.

[crystaldiamond4408]

Thank you for this video, it was very helpful. I am a juicer and have never juiced a Persimmon. Now I will.

[6262742]

@crystaldiamond4408 You're welcome. Thanks for a nice comment.

[renatarsx]

not a greatest example how to handle the knife thou...

[6262742]

Thanks. I'm glad. Happy New Year!

[Jenny1954]

Great Video! Now I know how to eat one. I bought a Fuyu for New Years. I heard it was a tradition to eat it on this holiday. It was nice and sweet, but messy cause I didn't know how to eat it. NOW I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!