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And when it comes to building a menu, they’re leaning into pantry staples with personality from Flamingo Estate’s vinegar made from fuyu and hachiya persimmons to smoked sea-salt flakes from Maldon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Since persimmons are in season this time of year, they’re an ideal pairing: try a bright persimmon sauce or a simple persimmon salad to add freshness and lift to the richness of the duck.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
The farm also grows ice cream beans, persimmons, pomegranates, passion fruit, dragon fruit, cherimoyas and caviar limes in soil that has become more fertile from the biodiversity of crops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
"This year's persimmons are harvested, peeled and dressed, and hung under the eaves in bunches, waiting for the persimmons to soften and freeze, hoping they will bring a good price in the New Year."
From BBC ● May 16, 2023
They wheeled in carts brimming over with fae rose creams, persimmons and pomegranates, honey croissants, and sticky saffron cake.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
