How and when to eat persimmon?
Autumn is the time when persimmons appear on the shelves of markets and shops.
How and when to eat persimmon, this healthy berry? If you always want something sweet, persimmons are perfect. This fruit has a low glycemic index, which helps provide energy in the body rather than calories. You can read about the benefits of persimmon here.
Unfortunately, persimmons are available to us only a few months a year. Therefore, many people dry it and make jam to prolong the pleasure. Of course, vitamins remain in dried persimmons, but not as much as in fresh ones.
What should you not eat persimmons with? What foods do persimmons go with?
In some cases, persimmons can negatively affect the digestive tract. This may depend on the individual characteristics of the person or on the fact that the fruit was combined with “not quite compatible” products. For example, persimmon is “friendly” with fermented milk products (yogurt, kefir, sourdough, cottage cheese), but it should absolutely not be washed down with fresh milk.
This combination can cause intestinal upset, which is characterized by diarrhea and even abdominal pain. Another recommendation warns you to drink persimmons with cold water. It inhibits the functioning of the stomach, which means that persimmon will be much more difficult to digest. This will lead not only to pain, but also to increased flatulence, and in difficult cases - poisoning.
Fresh persimmon.
Before eating, fresh persimmons should be washed well and the entire surface inspected. In principle, persimmons are not peeled. But if you notice dark spots, you should cut them out or peel part of the peel. You may have come across persimmons with an astringent taste. In this case, eating fruit with peel will be especially unpleasant. Next, cut out the stalk. In this part, around the stalk, very often the persimmon is not ripe and hard. Therefore, you can safely cut it off.
We take out the cut out core. And then, if you look at it, the persimmon has four guides. It is literally divided into four parts. Therefore, it is very easy to cut persimmons into four parts. This is how you can divide persimmons at home.
In general, it is best to eat two or three fruits a day. It is advisable closer to lunch, when a person’s energy level drops and when there is less sugar in the body. If we talk about harmfulness, then in this case persimmons should not be consumed by those who are prone to allergies and those with diabetes. This fruit is not recommended to be combined with water, milk or any other product.
Tomato Persimmon - cultivation and care
The Persimmon tomato, the cultivation and care of which follows certain rules, does not require complex agricultural technology; it has, perhaps, only one significant drawback - it is not resistant to diseases, but to cope with this problem, it is enough to be an attentive gardener and follow the rules prevention and care of tomatoes.
Persimmon is a heat-loving variety, and if in the southern regions it is grown in open ground, then in the north and north-west the Persimmon tomato grows well in a greenhouse - tomatoes develop best at a temperature of +22 °C...+26 °C.
Persimmon tomato grown in a greenhouse - pictured
Persimmon seeds are sown for seedlings in the third decade of March, not densely, since its germination rate is high, then the moistened soil is covered with polyethylene, which is removed after germination. They dive into the phase of two true leaves, and when frosts no longer threaten the plant, the seedlings are placed in the ground - under a film in mid-May, in a garden bed - at the end of the month. The age of the seedlings is 60-65 days, each bush should have at least five leaves.
To provide the tomatoes with an abundance of air and light, they are planted quite spaciously, according to a 50x40 cm pattern, no more than three bushes per square meter. Thickened beds lead to late blight and other diseases, and this, as mentioned above, is the weak point of the Persimmon variety.
This variety of tomatoes requires the formation of a bush and regular pinching, and the abundance of growing green mass leads to a decrease in the yield, which simply does not have time to ripen.
When growing a Persimmon tomato, pinching, that is, destroying the shoots that grow in the axils of the leaves, plays an important role - the stepsons are removed down to the one that grows under the first cluster of inflorescences, which is preserved. The stepson that has grown above the brush is also left, but you can remove it and keep the next one above it - your choice, depending on the quality of the shoots. The determinate variety Persimmon is usually grown with two or three stems in open ground and one stem in protected ground.
If you notice signs of late blight, immediately remove the diseased bush, as the disease spreads like wildfire.
signs of disease on tomato Persimmon
The Persimmon variety requires regular watering, loosening, weed control, and timely application of fertilizing and fertilizers. It is susceptible to pests - slugs, parasitic wireworms, whiteflies. Wireworms are combated by liming acidic soils; slugs are eliminated by isolating the soil; you can also sprinkle the loosened soil with hot pepper at the rate of 1 teaspoon per 1 m2.
Dried persimmon.
Along with any dried fruit, dried persimmon has a huge number of advantages. The royal variety of persimmon is well suited for drying. You can find out how to choose a kinglet here. You can recognize this variety by its elongated shape and greater weight of the fruit. When choosing persimmons for drying, choose ones that are not very ripe and not green. It is better to cut the petals with scissors, and be sure to leave the tail. Using a sharp knife, cut the peel in one direction. We tie the persimmon by the tail with a thread.
Place a pan of water on the stove. When the water has boiled, take each fruit by the string and dip it in boiling water. In this way, scald the persimmon from different sides for about a minute. This will allow the fruit to dry out and age a little. Next, you need to hang the persimmon in a cool and ventilated place. It should not come into contact with other fruits. If you simply dry persimmons at home, they will rot. It takes two or three weeks to dry. It is best to store dried kinglets in the freezer in a bag.
Tomato Persimmon - characteristics and description of the variety
If you decide to grow a Persimmon tomato, the characteristics and description of the variety will help you better understand this unusual variety of tomatoes. The Persimmon tomato has an interesting history - it was obtained experimentally by domestic amateur gardeners, and in 2009 it was registered and became an officially recognized variety. It ideally combines spectacular appearance, excellent taste and sustainable yield.
The Persimmon tomato is successfully grown both in beds and in greenhouses; it is a medium-sized plant from 70 cm to a meter in height, in a greenhouse it reaches 120 cm and needs staking.
The variety is mid-season; 90-115 days pass from the planting of young sprouts to the ripening of the vegetable, depending on climatic conditions and the method of cultivation - in a greenhouse or protected ground. Bush type: determinate, standard. Experienced gardeners receive 4-5 kg from one bush during the fruiting period - fairly high yield, pleasant taste, good keeping quality and suitability for transportation make this variety universal.
The fruits are yellow-orange in color, round, slightly flattened, each with 6-8 chambers - their appearance really resembles a persimmon, from which the variety got its name. The maximum weight of the fruit reaches 500 g, on average – 350-400 g, dry matter content – up to 6%.
Tomato Persimmon in cross section - photo by Maria Svetlova
Ripe tomatoes have a sweetish taste, but when overripe, they acquire sourness. The pulp is delicate in consistency, oily and juicy, making the fruit an excellent addition to salads, ideal for fresh consumption, and convenient for preservation.
The Persimmon tomato, the characteristics and description of the variety of which would be incomplete without mentioning the sufficient content of beta-carotene in its fruits, is a healthy vegetable; the juice from these tomatoes has excellent taste due to the harmonious combination of acids and sugars.
Useful properties of berries
Rich in vitamins and minerals. The fruit will help maintain the health of many organs. Removes waste, toxins, improves performance, helps digestion.
Many nutritionists include persimmons in their diet, but you need to know how to do it correctly. The berry will help you lose weight and get rid of dry face.
If you mix persimmon with egg yolk, this miracle remedy will relieve a person of acne and solve skin problems.
It contains a lot of beta-quarantine, which has a beneficial effect on the prevention of diseases such as pneumonia and bronchitis. The vitamin A present in the berry will help maintain eye vigilance.
Persimmon is a diuretic, thanks to this property it will help remove salts from the body. If you drink freshly squeezed berry juice when you have a cold, the illness will go away quickly.
The fruit is rich in iron and is recommended for use during anemia. In addition to the above properties, it is rich in magnesium, which is good for the heart. If you're tired of eating fruit, make jam. Persimmon jam is healthy and practically does not lose its properties when cooked.
How and to whom is persimmon useful - ripe, astringent?
Persimmon is useful with a set of vitamins A, C, E, PP, iodine, iron, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, manganese, copper.
The benefits of persimmon
Who benefits from ripe persimmon?
- Pregnant women – due to calcium, iron and phosphorus content
- For people with high blood pressure, potassium present in the fetus has a diuretic effect, which stabilizes blood pressure
- For the prevention of vascular and heart diseases
- For those suffering from thyroid diseases - 100 g of persimmon contains one third (50 mcg) of the daily requirement of iodine (this is the most useful microelement for the thyroid gland)
- Disinfects the stomach and intestines, and destroys harmful intestinal infections
- For the eyes – the high amount of vitamin A in persimmons strengthens the eye muscles
- For the human genitourinary system – has diuretic properties and prevents the formation of salts and kidney stones
- Improves blood in case of anemia - rich in iron
- Prevention of cataracts - thanks to lutein
- Cancer prevention - betulinic acid and lycopene contribute to this
- As an expectorant for coughs and colds
- As an immunity booster
- As a calming agent for the nervous system
- For liver diseases - improves its condition by neutralizing toxins
Who benefits from astringent persimmon?
- If there are inflammations in the mouth
- If you have a sore throat
- For diarrhea
- If there are burns or wounds on the body (apply to the sore spot)
Attention. Eating 1-2 persimmons a day is good for the intestines, since persimmons improve food digestion and fight constipation; more - the opposite effect.
How to beautifully cut persimmons
There are many ways to make beautiful cuts for the table. Before you start slicing the berries, wash them well, remove the seeds and remove the leaves on top.
The berry is used with or without peel. To quickly get rid of the crust, you need to pour hot water over the berries.
How to cut persimmons option 1
- cut the berries into halves;
- the second stage on quarters;
- and then into even slices.
How to cut persimmons option 2
We cut it into round pieces, you can take a special grater and just grate the fruit. If you don’t have a grater, you can use a medium-sized knife so that it is well sharpened.
How to cut persimmons option 3
Cut into cubes. Insert skewers and serve as canapés. Below you can see a beautiful photo of this cut.
Guests will be delighted if you put persimmon compote on the festive table.
Persimmons can be cut into round pieces and various animal figures, hearts, etc. can be squeezed out of the circle using special molds. everything depends on imagination. There are not many recipes for cutting persimmons. However, using your imagination, you get completely unique cutting methods. Do not forget that ripe persimmons are not suitable for slicing; they spread a lot.
You can also put other fruits on the festive table, decorated with unusual cuts; in this case, the fruits will look festive and unusual.
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These videos show people how to cut fruit.
At home, with your family, you can eat whatever you want and however you like. But when visiting or in a cafe/restaurant, do not forget about the rules of etiquette. Moreover, we taught you a lot and told you a lot. Today we will touch on fruit etiquette or how to eat fruit at the table. How do you usually eat, for example, banana, kiwi or orange? Have you ever thought about it? Well, at home you can do this without following the rules, as long as it tastes good. But, as it turns out, you also need to enjoy fruit according to the rules of etiquette. In our article we will take a closer look at the existing norms of fruit etiquette.
I think it depends on what kind of fruit a person prefers and what method you use to cut the fruit. To add aesthetics, you can cut fruits into slices, cubes, slices, shavings, and cubes. Sort and wash the fruits thoroughly and proceed to cutting them into shapes. You can use special cutting devices for fruits, which will help you create a culinary masterpiece of unearthly beauty for the holiday table. And with the help of flowers, you can decorate the dish even more beautiful. If we put fruit in a circle in a dish, pear slices, oranges, kiwis and bananas, then we will get a multi-colored spiral, and inside this spiral, for complete beauty, you can add strawberries. It looks amazing. Learn with us how to beautifully serve individual fruits.
General Tips
If you decide to surprise your guests with fruit slices, prepare carefully.
- Buy some fruit. They should be fresh, smooth, without dents or black spots. Take into account the characteristics of the fruit: it is better to take hard oranges, but kiwi should be easily pressed with your fingers.
- Wash the fruit thoroughly. Don't forget that sometimes they are impregnated with paraffin for a glossy shine. Wash fruit immediately before slicing under cold running water with soap and a brush. A hot shower won't harm citrus fruits. After washing, wipe the fruit dry with a paper towel.
- Use sharp knives. It is more convenient to cut some fruits with a thin long blade, others with a cutter, and others with a saw blade. Prepare several tools of different calibers. AliExpress has special fruit knives. For example, a spoon-knife, which is convenient for making notches on fruits and balls of pulp. The main thing is that the tool is sharp. Otherwise nothing will work.
- Prepare a large flat dish, skewers and napkins to make it easy to eat the chopped fruit. Toothpicks may be needed for some fruit arrangements.
- Slice fruit just before serving. Try to remove all the seeds from watermelon and melon; be sure to remove the kernels from peaches and apricots. To prevent the slices from turning black ahead of time, sprinkle them with lemon juice. The finished composition can also be sprinkled with powdered sugar, coconut or grated chocolate.
When everything is ready, you can start creating.
Persimmon jam
Pour the resulting slurry into a saucepan, add a cup of cream or coconut milk, a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, a little salt and ground paprika. If desired, you can add chili and ground ginger if you like it spicy or a little cinnamon if you like spice.
After half an hour, after the soup has thickened, you can run it in the blender again to make it smoother and creamier. Cut the caps off the persimmons and cut into thin slices.
Everything about this berry is good: it satisfies hunger, is rich in vitamins, and is useful in cosmetology. She has one minus - she knits. But this is not a problem either. But who will wait two weeks? Squeeze the juice from the orange.
Place in a deep bowl, add three tablespoons of chopped walnuts, a handful of pomegranate seeds and a small bunch of finely chopped cilantro. Salt and pepper to taste, add ground cumin, sprinkle with lemon juice and add a little vegetable oil, just a little!
If desired, you can add soft cheese to the salad - mozzarella, feta or cheese. And yes, cilantro can be replaced with parsley.
Melt a stick of butter over low heat. Heat for a short time, the oil should become liquid, but should not burn. Add sugar to taste and beat it together with a couple of kings, first peel and cut into small pieces. Beat cottage cheese with sugar, eggs, cream and lemon juice. Peel the persimmon and cut into slices, removing the seeds. Let cool in syrup.
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Then spread the jelly onto the cake. Transfer to a bowl. Peel the persimmon and cut into thin slices, removing the seeds. Chop green onions.
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Drain some fat from the pan where the meat was fried. Add onion, celery and pepper and cook for 5 minutes. Add garlic, meat, ml water, tomatoes, pepper. Add persimmons to the pork and fry for another 10 minutes. Sprinkle with green onions before serving. Peel the garlic, cut in half. After 3 seconds, remove the garlic. Combine persimmons, arugula, onions, shrimp, dressing.
How to cut apples beautifully
From a simple apple you can create a real work of art. For example, an elegant flower.
Take a red or green apple. Cut it into two parts, leaving about 1 cm from the middle. Cut the smaller half into slices 1–2 mm thick and secure them with a toothpick, as shown in the video. Cut a ball or cube from the second half of the apple - this will serve as a stand. Insert a toothpick with strung apple slices into it and spread them in a circle like a fan. The resulting flower can be crowned with a berry.
What to do if you bought unripe persimmons?
If the persimmon you bought turned out to be unripe, you can use popular advice:
- Place hard persimmons in the freezer for 3-4 hours, then remove and gradually defrost at room temperature. After freezing, the persimmon will lose its viscosity and acidity.
- Leave it to ripen for 1-2 weeks in the refrigerator.
- Place the persimmons in a bag along with bananas or apples and leave to ripen for 1 day at room temperature.
- Pierce the persimmon with a thick needle in several places and place it in hot water, approximately 50-60 degrees Celsius, remove from the water when it has cooled.
- Make dried fruits from persimmons - dry them in a dryer, oven or in the sun.
- Peel the persimmon, cut into cubes and add to the dough.
Attention. You need to eat persimmons separately from other dishes, not on an empty stomach, and not immediately after a meal, but when several hours have passed.
Unripe persimmons can be identified by their light orange color
How to beautifully cut oranges and tangerines
Working with an orange is a little more difficult: it produces a lot of juice. And yet you can make a beautiful lotus from the fruit.
To do this, cut the orange in half. Using a sharp thin blade, make longitudinal cuts along the lines of the orange segments on one of the halves. Cut each sector so that you get a pointed petal. Separate the pulp from the peel on the petals. Bend it back and straighten the flower.
A similar flower can be made with strawberries.
An orange can also be turned into a luxurious aster. Cut the zest so that you get petals. Straighten them and make curly cuts. It is important that the orange core does not separate from the peel.
The same can be done with tangerines.
How to choose non-astringent persimmon when purchasing
Trying to understand persimmon varieties and their characteristics is a thankless task. During the season, which begins in mid-October and lasts almost until the end of winter, the market will offer all sorts of persimmons: ox heart and tomato, honey and “shahinya”, fig and apple, honey and chocolate kinglets.
And until you put each variety of fruit in a row and take a sample from them, you will never remember how one differs from the other. Because all of them can turn out to be sweet, honey-like and tender, and astringent to one degree or another, even to the point of being completely inedible. It depends not on the variety, but on the degree of maturity . The only exception is the kinglet: its fruits are not knitted at all, even when not ripe, since they contain almost no tannins. The “acorn and tomato” rule applies to any other persimmon. If you can remember that an acorn is bitter and a tomato is sweet, then you will never buy an astringent persimmon .
Persimmon, which resembles an acorn in shape, loses tannins only after its pulp reaches an almost jelly-like consistency and literally glows under the thin skin. And the one that looks like a tomato, with flattened barrels and a flat bottom, will be sweet, even if its flesh is crunchy. But only on condition that the fruits have reached the required degree of maturity.
How to cut kiwi beautifully
The most beautiful flowers can be made from kiwi. To do this, you need to cut off the rounded ends of the fruit, and then make diagonal cuts about 2 cm long across the entire surface of the kiwi.
You should end up with pointed petals spreading out like a rosette. The pulp can then be separated from the peel and spread, as is the case with an orange.
If you don't have time, you can serve kiwi without even making a flower. The following video shows how to cut a kiwi in half.
General introduction to persimmons
There are more than 200 varieties of persimmon - both trees and shrubs. They grow in the tropics and subtropics. The persimmon tree is a long-liver and can grow and bear fruit for up to 500 years.
The persimmon fruit is a berry. Its name is translated from Greek as “food of the gods.” The following varieties of persimmon are sold in our stores and markets:
- "Korolek"
- "Spanish"
- "Sharon"
- "Russian"
- "Virginia"
- Caucasian wild (fruits are small, almost black in color)
This is what a persimmon bush looks like
Persimmon fruit
How to cut strawberries beautifully
In skillful hands, strawberries grow into beautiful roses. They are perfect for both fruit plates and cake decoration.
Strawberry rose can be made in two ways. In the first case, large berries are needed. Place the strawberries on a fork and make shallow cuts into them. Move in a spiral, protruding each petal.
In the second case, smaller strawberries are taken, and the rose is more voluminous. Separate the stem of the fruit, cut off a small piece on the side to make it easier to cut. Roll thinly sliced strawberries into a spiral.
For a children's holiday table, you can make butterflies from strawberries.
How to cut bananas beautifully
The original presentation of bananas is mainly associated with animals. Therefore, such compositions are often made for children's parties.
So, you can make the cutest dolphin out of a banana.
Another variation of the duck is with plumage made from berries and grapes. Take a banana and attach a duck head made from carrots to the stem. Stick toothpicks with berries and grapes strung on them into a banana. This will be the plumage of a fruit duck.
And if you use a pear instead of a banana, you get a hedgehog.
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How to beautifully cut watermelon and pineapple
For fruit slices, it is better to take seedless watermelon (or remove as many of them as possible).
One of the simplest and most convenient serving options is demonstrated in the following video.
A small watermelon must be cut into four parts. Trim the flesh from each and cut it into thin slices. You can serve directly in the watermelon rinds, moving the pieces in a checkerboard pattern.
The same can be done with pineapple.
Persimmon - useful tips from experienced chefs
With persimmons you can prepare more hearty dishes, for example, pilaf, which in the east is called brocade-doshamya. In this case, all the ingredients are prepared separately - the lamb is fried and stewed, then the meat is separated and removed. Pilaf is prepared from rice and vegetables, and the persimmons are slightly simmered. Place rice on a plate, then meat and steamed vegetables. All together pour oil and sprinkle with cinnamon. For a kilogram of lamb with bone, take 600 grams of rice, onion and carrot, 200 grams of ghee and 300 grams of persimmon. Try it, this is a delicious and satisfying dish.
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