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Kakis can be frozen whole or pureed
The persimmon - may the exotic in the freezer?
The exotic persimmon is consumed only when fully ripe. Once this condition is reached, the persimmon will only last a few days. A stock in the freezer makes sense here.
Kakis shopping
Kakis are on the market from October to April. The different varieties, like
When buying, you should have a bright, glossy shell, be undamaged and give a little bit of pressure. Yellow or yellow-green as well as hard fruits are not ripe and have an astringent effect in the mouth due to their many tannins. The mucous membranes contract.
Recommended for the purchase are ripe fruits, which can not be stored for a long time however.
Store kakis properly
Immature fruits store for maturing at room temperature. So they can slowly, within two to three weeks, go into the state of full maturity.
You can recognize mature kakis by their soft, almost jelly-like flesh. They store the fruits best in the fridge. So extend their shelf life. After just a week, however, the persimmons should be consumed.
If larger quantities of the kakis are ripe for consumption, it is possible to freeze the fruits.
Freeze kakis
Kakis can easily be frozen as a whole fruit. You should freeze the fruits individually and then store in suitable containers in the freezer. Another way to freeze the persimmon is to process them first to puree and then freeze in this form.
For the puree, the kakis are freed from their firm, unpalatable skin and then mashed with a blender. Since the pulp quickly turns unappetizing brown in the air, you should add 5 tablespoons of lemon juice per kilo of puree.
The fruit puree can now be portioned and frozen in suitable freezer containers. The shelf life is about 8 to 12 months.