November 29, 2008

Hoshi Gaki (Dried Persimmons)/干し柿

This is my wife and son's very first attempt to make hoshi gaki (dried persimmons).
妻と息子が初めて干し柿を作りました。

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2 comments:

  1. Wow! I haven't eaten fresh dried persimmons in quite awhile! Did you grow the persimmons, too? How did they go about drying them?

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  2. No, the persimmons came from my wife's brother. I don't have a persimmon tree...
    Just peel them, tie them to a string, (put them in boiling water for a while for sterilization), and hang them to dry for about 1 month. Rub them occasionally during that period.
    As you may know, real hoshi gaki look "frosted" with the sugar that derives from inside.

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