Persimmons aren’t the prettiest looking things. That coupled with the fact that the name for them in Spanish is caqui and you can understand why I wasn’t that bothered about trying them.
We also had a bit of a disaster last year with them. We were out walking the dog and, because I was intrigued by them, I asked The Washer Up to pick a few to take home. He did, and put them in his jacket pocket until we got home. Continue reading