I have waited forever to try a persimmon, and on my birthday, October 17th, my friend took me to an oriental market where they actually had what we were on our quest for, durian! I was so excited to try it! Though it was frozen, it was worth the try for a one time experience. However, they also had fresh fuyu persimmons! So, I have waited two weeks and one of them has finally ripened, and boy was it amazingly sweet and juicy! It tasted amazing! Well worth the wait! I can't imagine how vial it must taste hard, like most uneducated people eat their fruit. It tasted even sweeter than the bananas that I ate after it, and THAT is TRUE sweetness. All I wanted to eat after that was just more persimmons, but the under ripe ones would have killed my taste for them. What a great way to start a day, the persimmon way!

One last note, I ate the durian a week ago and don't even know how to begin to explain it. What an experience. I think that both the smell and flavor would have been a lot more distinct and pungent had it been fresh. Oh well. It was still definitely worth it!