Comments on: Aki no Mikaku: A Taste of Autumn in Japan!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:55:10 +0000

@mochi, yep, those sound like native persimmons. They do grow wild in your and my parts of the US. They’re super sweet, aren’t they?

By: mochi

mochi — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:42:33 +0000

My wife and I spent part of yesterday picking persimmons. There is a small grove just outside the city which is owned by a group of Vietnamese families and they sell them on a u-pick-em basis.
We noticed that these persimmons are much smaller than their Japanese counterparts (by a factor of 3 or 4). Also, these persimmons are seedless, whereas the Japanese persimmons have large seeds.

By: griever

griever — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:41:18 +0000

Thanks to a typhoon or two, we’ve had some nice weather for almost the beginning of November. ^_^

I figured the daigakuimo label was misplaced! ^_^

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:41:24 +0000

@griever, frozen persimmons- haven’t tried that. I wouldn’t wouldn’t to eat sorbet in this weather (57 degrees), however; too cold for frozen treats!

Yeah, I misplaced the daigaku-imo label. There are sweet potato cakes, though. Thanks for the heads up!

By: griever

griever — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:22:58 +0000

Matsutake are disgustingly expensive. If I loved mushrooms, I buy some, but I don’t like them that much. Matsutake gohan is pretty good though. But only if someone else is serving it.

Right now, I’m trying frozen persimmons. I read somewhere that it ends up being like sorbet.

Also, I think you’ve got a small error (feel free to edit this out of the comment if you want)…daigakuimo isn’t baked into cakes, unless this is something new, like a daigakuimo cake. It’s cut up and fried sweet potato covered in what’s almost a glaze. More like tougher candied yams.