Sweet Orange Queen

The Persimmon. Bright orange queen of winter fruit, and abundant all season long. I eat them like candy in December and January, and I couldn't resist photographing my recent afternoon delights. The persimmons in the photo are of the Fuyu variety, which I prefer for their firm skin and rotund shape. I know, it all sounds very sexy.

I'm sure they're full of vitamin C and supply a healthy dose of lycopene, much like tomatoes do. But I just love them for their taste and their looks...it's a rather shallow relationship, I must admit. I know there are other fruits in winter, like figs and clementines, and a few apples, but I can't imagine why anyone would eat them when Persimmons are around. In fact, I would consider such a person to be mad as a March hare, two months early.

Persimmons can be made into fanciful desserts and drinks, but a person of sound mind and appreciation for the sweet orange queen of winter knows to bite right into the succulent flesh and enjoy. I would say more, but you get the picture.