A farmer shows dried, peeled persimmons, known as "gotgam," at a farm in Hamyang, a town in South Korea's southeast province of South Gyeongsang, on Jan. 8, 2025, before shipping them ahead of a ...

Interestingly, persimmons contain more sugar (12.5 g/100 g) than more popular counterparts like apples, peaches, pears, and oranges, making them an excellent energy source. Dried persimmons offer ...

The traditional production of dried persimmons, or myotangaki, is now at its peak in Nanbu Town, Aomori Prefecture. Residents gather to peel astringent persimmons and hang them on strings.

Persimmons are popular in Taiwan where people travel hours to buy bags and boxes of the sweet dried fruit to take home to their families or give away to friends. But changing weather and an ageing ...