ISSUE 12 / APRIL 2011
Not your usual persimmon – brightly colored chocolate persimmon is also known as the chocolate pudding fruit, since when it is ripened it has the creamy taste and mouthfeel of chocolate pudding. The fruits vary in size from small to medium and the flesh has an infusion of chocolaty brown tones, making the connection to chocolate even more appealing.
Chocolate persimmon offers a spicy complexity that is most enticing — the flavor can be described as sweet, mild and nut-like with subtle hints of fruity peach, orange and cinnamon. The fruit itself, as well as the flavor, can be incorporated into juice drinks, dairy products or desserts such as pies and pastries. Natural and water soluble, Comax’s Flavor of the Month for April can also be blended with spirits and juices for a refreshing cocktail.
The rich natural flavor of chocolate persimmon is at its best when ripe and its flesh becomes buttery and juicy. This most elusive and alluring fruit belongs to the obscure class of "pollination-variant, nonastringent" persimmons, in which small quantities of alcohol exuded from the seeds cause the tannins in the flesh to clump together, turning the pulp brown, softening the astringency and developing a rich, chocolatey flavor.
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