The Maru or chocolate persimmon, a variety many Japanese connoisseurs consider to be the finest. Some grow here in California. Photo: Rachael Myrow Most of us are familiar with two kinds of persimmon: ...

The so-called Tsurunoko or Chocolate persimmon is a most mysterious, elusive and alluring fruit. Technically speaking, it belongs to the obscure class of “pollination-variant, nonastringent” ...

The maru variety is not available in stores near you. But if you know of a nearby Japanese family farm, you may be able to find this rare fruit,... When farmers from Japan settled in California more ...

In the chocolate outside the almond chocolate, "Almond Hail Crunch" with roughly crushed persimmon seeds came in, so I bought it at a convenience store and tried it. The persimmon seed is an image of ...

This 2-ingredient chocolate persimmon dessert has gone viral for its rich, pudding-like texture made without sugar, dairy or cooking. Blending ripe persimmons with cocoa creates a naturally sweet, ...

Winter here in Northern California means lots of fresh green Asian vegetables and other cabbage family members, along with root crops and cold-loving leafy greens like lettuce, spinach and chard. But ...

My entire team, except for Bernard, the Winterlake Lodge caretaker, is in Anchorage this week. We're filing and organizing, painting, and putting the final remnants of summer away. We'll be here until ...

When farmers from Japan settled in California more than 100 years ago, they brought Japanese persimmons, with their bright, shiny skins and sweet interiors. Some Americans almost immediately caught ...