The Live Green Smoothie Diet

As a whole fruit, persimmons are among the most luscious natural creations on the planet when showing off its finest state of ripeness. But something else about them which intrigues me is that they seem to have a tremendous amount of natural pectin, so if you use them in a smoothie the mixture will “gel [...]

The keyword for a ripe persimmon is definitely “luscious”. Funny thing how here in the west persimmon’s have the reputation for being mouth-puckeringly tart, but the truth (known so well in China and Japan) is that a ripe persimmon is beautifully, delicately, mildly custard-like. And luscious. My grocery stores have lots of ripe persimmons right [...]