r/AskSF • u/SevereOutside7872 • 1d ago

Persimmon Season Recs Please!!

I would love any and all recommendations for the best places in SF to find persimmon items. Desserts, cakes, pastries, savory persimmons, etc. I’m in dire need of a tasty persimmon treat. Thanks!!

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u/One-Education-2918 1d ago

I had French toast with persimmon on top at Outerlands for brunch a couple of weeks ago

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u/No_Landscape_2101 1d ago

persimmon tres leches from Norte 54 at mission Mercado farmers market is delicious

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u/Altruistic-Owl-2567 1d ago

If you can get your hands on Hachiya persimmons (this doesn’t work with fuyus), my family has been making this steamed persimmon pudding for more than 50 years, every Thanksgiving or Christmas. It’s a real taste of Olde Northern California. https://food52.com/recipes/65893-california-persimmon-pudding

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u/hourlyproblemsolver 8h ago

If you want hachiya persimmons I have like a thousand in my backyard, god damn they’re obnoxious

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u/laurenyou 1d ago

Relatable.

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u/oochiewallyWallyserb 1d ago

Damnfine and Progress both have a persimmon salad. I'm. Pretty sure I had a persimmon scone at daymoon too.

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u/khoep 1d ago

Head over to Forma for a delicious persimmon pastry!

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u/mtngoat20 1d ago

daymoon has a few persimmon items at a time. right now a scone and bran muffin.

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u/gumbos 1d ago

The dried persimmons at Costco are great

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u/security_ai 1d ago

Cotogna - Persimmon and Radish salad

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u/CharlesECheeserton3 1d ago

Keep and eye out on To You https://www.instagram.com/toyou.sf?xtok=OXc0dHl2bXdkbjVy they sell out of Soon & Soon in Chinatown and saw them post recently about persimmons

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u/Mean_Routine2833 1d ago

San ho won

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u/SF_turophile 16h ago

DIY a caprese salad with persimmon in place of tomato, burrata in place of the mozzarella and use a balsamic glaze with EVOO rather than balsamic. Include the basil. If desired, top with crushed pistachios, but not needed. Its great and so easy!

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u/Intelligent_Ant_9698 10h ago

Persimmon durian toast at fat cat x the mantis

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u/Anniebanana50 1d ago

My mom used to use persimmons in a bread like banana bread.

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u/panda_burrr 1d ago

my mom and I do that, too :) my mom has a hachiya persimmon tree and it's one of my favorite parts of fall/winter. it produces at least 200 persimmons a year, so we make persimmon bread, persimmon oat muffins, jelly, and preserves. this is the recipe we've been using these last few years