Persimmons
Persimmons: in season Oct – Dec, best in Nov.
Fuyu persimmons are eaten firm; Hachiya wait until they go jelly-soft. Both hang on bare trees across Sacramento yards in late fall.
On Sacramento menus right now
- HAMACHI CRUDO
Allora - SWORDFISH JAMÓN
Canon - ROASTED DELICATA SQUASH
Ella Dining Room & Bar - Chicory Salad with Persimmon
Mulvaney's B&L - Albacore Tuna Crudo with Persimmon Ponzu
Mulvaney's B&L - Albacore Tuna Crudo with Fuyu Persimmon Ponzu (lunch)
Mulvaney's B&L - B&L Autunm Squash Ravioli in Sage Brown Butter (lunch)
Mulvaney's B&L - BURRATA & PROSCIUTTO
Paragary's - GRILLED CHICORIES
Preserve - FRIED GOAT CHEESE
The Firehouse
Who grows them
- Blossom Bluff Orchards
- Daisy Creek Farms
- Fiddler's Green Farm
- Frog Hollow Farm
- J&J Ramos Farms
- Knoll Farms
- O'Connell Ranch / Barb's Produce
- Oak Acre Farms
- Otow Orchard
- Twin Peaks Orchards