<a href=”http://www.nzpersimmons.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/21347401-e1548029801527.jpg”><img class=” wp-image-1653 alignleft” src=”http://www.nzpersimmons.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/21347401-e1548029801527.jpg” alt=”” width=”197″ height=”181″ /></a>Food writer Nicola Galloway wrote “Autumn is my favourite season. That is mostly due to the produce selection. And it is persimmon that I favour most of autumn fruit. Their almost tropical flavour is a lovely surprise for a fruit grown in our temperate New Zealand climate”.

Read her article <a href=”http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/life-style/104069286/Persimmon-cookies-offer-sweet-taste-of-autumn”>here</a> about drying astringent persimmons, and a recipe for persimmon cookies.