Bought some at Meijer in Lexington, KY. It says “Honeys” on it which is from Brandt Farms in California I guess.
I love Fuyu persimmons, but not really a fan of astringent varieties. I’m forever in search of persimmons that we will eat that grow in Kentucky. So curious about this one, since we like the taste. Doesn’t seem as fat as the Fuyus I’ve seen, so I was curious.
Don’t put stock in the PLU to figure out cultivars. That’s the generic code for “persimmon”. My best guess is this is California grown Rojo Brillante with American branding.
The only thing I think is not Rojo Brillante is the claim that Honeys is non astringent. If the claim is true, it is not RB. RB is astringent until “cured”.
The shape is similar to RB but several persimmons have a shape like this.
The treated RB are marketed the same way, as non-astringent and ready to eat. They don’t bother to mention anything about treated vs non-treated when selling to the average supermarket customer.
If the company rebranded Rojo Brillante and was less than honest about its astringency, it’s too bad. Rojo Brillante was re-named something similar to “cinnamon” (forgot the exact name) when it was sold at Walmart.
@wardog yes, when astringency is removed, RB can be eaten in a crunchy texture state. I used bananas to get rid of my RB’s astringency. I can eat them firm after the treatment.
Andrew,
If the company compares its Honeys to Hachiya and it turns out its Honeys is a Hachiya with astringency removed, that would be so bold for the company to lie like that.
If it is their new creation, my bet is that they will not sell the trees. They want to control the production and won’t care to have any competition, even my backyard growers.