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Japani phal, grown in Himachal and in season only from late October to December. This is the non-astringent kind, so there is no waiting and no guesswork: eat it firm, straight from the fridge, sliced like an apple with the skin on. The flesh is dense and honey-sweet with no tartness and no seeds to work around. If you have had a persimmon before that was chalky and dried your mouth out, it was the other sort, picked too early. This one is not that. Four pieces, 800-850 g.

Product details

Origin

INDIA

Storage

Keeps about a week on the counter and two to three weeks in the fridge. Eat it while it still has a firm give; once it goes very soft the texture turns to jam.