every fall i rediscover my love of oatmeal. i swear it makes me smarter. sharper, for sure. i’ve been enjoying mine with bits of apple, asian pear and raisins. this morning, persimmon (the crispy kind), raisins, brown sugar and honey. yum.
food that makes me stupid and sloppy: pizza. i love it, but damn, i’m like a slug afterwards.
another stupid and sloppy food item has to be 홍시, or ripe persimmon. literally sloppy — it was all over my face and hands last night — and stupid in the way that i’m rendered speechless and kind of want to cry. i like crisp persimmons as well — they’re juicy and sweet, with a very subtle flavor, not at all tannic like the ones i’ve had in the states — but hongshi has my heart.
persimmons are everywhere these days — in the trees:
at the market:
at my house:
and finally, on my plate:
i’ll miss this fruit, a lot. yummmm . . .
November 28, 2007 at 11:02 am
mmm…I just ate a mess of persimmons this weekend too! Things that make me feel sharp–i’ll have to think about that.
November 28, 2007 at 1:21 pm
But there are persimmons in New York. California grown, but they taste good.
December 4, 2007 at 3:20 am
mmm…persimmons. i have to say, i prefer the smaller, hard ones – the big juicy ones tend to leave a weird, dry taste in my mouth. do you ever get that too? or is it just me?
now i want a gam.
December 5, 2007 at 2:58 pm
really? the big juicy ones are just… big and juicy! i sometimes get that weird dry thing when i eat the small ones…
December 8, 2007 at 3:47 pm
i have never seen so many different kinds! do they all taste different? i’ve never been able to eat those big round ones here… they always seem overripe… but those are the ones they dry, right? i like the dried ones too, plus the little, squat crunchy ones! but, what about all those other flavors… oh, so much good food still to try in asia!
January 2, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Too much orange…weakening…me…