Dried persimmon
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Dried persimmon is a type of traditional dried fruit snack in East Asia with origins in China. They dried them to use them in other seasons. Known as shìbǐng in Chinese, hoshigaki in Japanese, gotgam
Dried persimmons
Persimmon-drying with Mount Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan
Persimmons, strung up by their stems, being air dried in Kōshū, Japan.
Modern persimmon-drying rack used instead of traditional straw ropes, in Hahoe Folk Village, Korea
Diospyros kaki
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Diospyros kaki, the Oriental persimmon, Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon, kaki persimmon, or Fuyu persimmon, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Diospyros. Although its first botan
Dried persimmon
…柿餅) in Chinese, hoshigaki (干し柿) in Japanese, gotgam (곶감) in Korean, and hồng khô in Vietnamese, it is traditionally made in the winter, by air drying Oriental persimmon. It is also used to make wine, put in traditional tea, and in creating other desserts. In the Han dynasty, Yangshao dried persimmon was used as a tribute…
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Tree in Nan'yō, Japan
Leaves of Diospyros kaki, showing alternate phyllotaxy.
Two fruits, one cut open