Persimmons are an underrated fruit simply because most cooks do not know what to do with them. Along the Gulf Coast, American persimmon trees grow well from October to February. These trees are not ...

Ahhh, persimmons — the fruit that everyone has heard of but rarely eaten. Legend says that the seed found within can predict the upcoming winter. (If the kernel is spoon-shaped, expect heavy snow.) It ...

The Washington Post Food section staff recently answered questions about all things edible. Here are edited excerpts from that chat: Q: A neighbor always gives us homemade persimmon freezer jam. Any ...

These Linzer cookies with persimmon filling were one of the five favorites of the Los Angeles Times’ seventh Holiday Cookie Bake-Off in 2017. For Alice Nishimoto, these Linzer cookies are a creative ...

Dianne de Guzman is the regional editor for Eater’s Northern California/Pacific Northwest sites, writing about restaurant and bar trends, upcoming openings, and pop-ups for the San Francisco Bay Area, ...

Persimmon pudding recipes are sacred in Indiana, especially around Thanksgiving, so much so that Mitchell native Ro Pettiner felt obligated to call the New York Times about a recipe the newspaper ...

Flourishing throughout the Deep South and up the Atlantic coast to Connecticut and as far west as Texas and Kansas, the common persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, is favored for its growth habit, bark, ...