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 ...

You can eat persimmons fresh, dried, or cooked. People also consume them in jellies, drinks, pies, curries, and puddings. Read on for information about the possible health and nutrition benefits ...

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.

The persimmons are dried in the sun for about a month and shipped from mid-December mainly to the Kanto region, where they are a popular gift during the year-end and New Year holidays.