For a long time, persimmon has been present in Da Lat, gradually becoming a famous specialty of the mountain town. People often harvest ripe persimmons to sell, make jam or dry. As for the old persimmons that are gradually turning pale yellow, people often process them into crispy persimmons with sweet and fragrant taste, put in the mouth to chew and sound crunchy.
In the pink season from July to November, visit the rose gardens in the area near Bao Dai Palace III, or drive about 5km in the southeast direction to Mimosa Pass, you will see the whole garden tinted with yellow, false persimmon trees. fruit-laden. Persimmons are picked by people, scratched fruits will be sold to dry persimmon factories, and healthy fruits will be incubated to make crispy persimmons.
The way to ripen Da Lat persimmon is also very safe, people do not need to use lime water to brew or any kind of preservative, but after picking it, just put it in a clean, white plastic bag and tie it tightly for about 10 minutes. After a day, it will completely lose its acrid taste, leaving only the sweet and crunchy taste. Crispy persimmons are carefully packed and can be taken out to eat or transported away without fear of damage.
Crispy persimmon is not only delicious but also has a lot of value. Pink powder, rose stalk, pink peel and pink flesh are all medicinal herbs. Persimmons can treat many diseases such as: Cure hiccups, treat enteritis, dysentery, cure sores on the lips and tongue, skin allergies… Crispy persimmon has long become a familiar taste in Oriental medicine.
Where to buy roses?
You can choose to buy crispy persimmons right in the specialty stalls of Da Lat market, or buy directly at mobile shops along Prenn pass, at the foot of Mimosa pass, in front of Prenn waterfall tourist area or to the streets. sugar jam oven Phu Dong Thien Vuong, Mai Anh Dao, Nguyen Tu Luc
How to distinguish Da Lat persimmon and Chinese persimmon?
Currently, Chinese persimmons are also sold with Da Lat persimmons with more eye-catching shapes and colors, but they are very toxic because they are mainly ripened with stimulants. Some ways to distinguish Da Lat and Chinese persimmons, I introduce to you:
- Da Lat persimmon only needs 1-2 days to begin to soften, if not eaten in time, it will spoil very quickly. And Chinese persimmons bought for a whole week are still not damaged, even if left for a long time, they still won’t ripen.
- About color: Chinese persimmon is shiny, has a dark skin without scratches, beautiful color and even size, sweet but not fragrant, slightly dry and not succulent. The original Da Lat persimmons must be orange-yellow in color, sweet and fatty when eaten, very flexible and fragrant.
- Shape: Da Lat persimmon has a worse design, is round, flat and smooth like a chicken egg, the stem has many black spots, peeled off, the intestines near the knob are a bit hard, no grooves and the shell is pale, with stains dark, uneven color, while Chinese pink is round, flat, slightly square, with a dark stem.
Source: Collected internet.
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