{"id":28347,"date":"2017-12-19T16:53:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T21:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/?p=28347"},"modified":"2023-08-25T17:13:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T21:13:25","slug":"i-want-persimmons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/2017\/12\/19\/i-want-persimmons\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sad Story From the Time I Wanted a Persimmon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My grandma called my house very excitedly to inform my mom and me that she picked up a few persimmons at the local farmer&#8217;s market. She explained how she knows how much I love my persimmons so she set some aside for me. I thought that was the sweetest gesture but I actually had no clue what a persimmon was. I think I&#8217;ve heard of them before but I don&#8217;t believe I&#8217;ve ever seen a persimmon in real life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28362 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Farmers-Market-Image-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=683,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Farmers-Market-Image.jpg 1024w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=200,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Farmers-Market-Image.jpg 300w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=512,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Farmers-Market-Image.jpg 768w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=284,height=189,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Farmers-Market-Image.jpg 284w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=290,height=193,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Farmers-Market-Image.jpg 290w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=407,height=272,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Farmers-Market-Image.jpg 407w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1220,height=814,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Farmers-Market-Image.jpg 1220w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=223,height=150,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Farmers-Market-Image.jpg 223w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1382,height=922,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Farmers-Market-Image.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My mom brought home the persimmons and placed them into our refrigerator. At night, I was feeling snacky and remembered she brought home the fruit. I went to look in the refrigerator drawer where we usually store our fruits. It was there that I found a bag with a few round, red things inside.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28366 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon1-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=677,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon1.jpg 1024w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=198,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon1.jpg 300w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=507,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon1.jpg 768w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536,height=1015,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon1.jpg 1536w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=2048,height=1353,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon1.jpg 2048w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=290,height=192,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon1.jpg 290w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=407,height=269,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon1.jpg 407w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=800,height=529,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon1.jpg 800w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=512,height=338,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon1.jpg 512w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1220,height=806,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon1.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I picked up a persimmon and inspected it closely. &#8220;Gosh, these look so much like tomatoes,&#8221; I said to myself. It was so similar to a tomato but not quite the same. There was something slightly different between the shape and color from how I remembered a tomato looking. &#8220;I guess the two fruits are closely related?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I started to wonder if I&#8217;d really like these persimmons seeing how much they resembled tomatoes.\u00a0I hate hate <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hate<\/span>\u00a0the taste of tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>As I bit into the persimmon, I recoiled. Eww&#8230; It was so tomato-like I could barely take it. I managed <!--more-->to eat the outer portion hoping the taste would grow on me but I couldn&#8217;t bear to continue on to the middle part. It was so slimy and bitter. It had the same &#8220;savory&#8221; tomato-taste I hate about tomatoes. I threw it out and went upstairs to tell my family how disgusting persimmons are. Yuck.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28365 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon2-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1024,height=681,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon2.jpg 1024w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=300,height=199,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon2.jpg 300w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=510,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon2.jpg 768w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536,height=1021,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon2.jpg 1536w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=2048,height=1361,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon2.jpg 2048w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=290,height=193,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon2.jpg 290w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=407,height=271,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon2.jpg 407w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=800,height=532,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon2.jpg 800w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=512,height=340,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon2.jpg 512w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1220,height=811,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/persimmon2.jpg 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before breakfast today, I went to the refrigerator to grab a few eggs when I noticed a blue bag. I peaked inside, found a few strange red fruits, and became very confused. &#8220;Wait a second&#8230;&#8221; There were 4 red tomato-looking fruits inside. &#8220;OH MY GOSH&#8230; STOP!!! ARE <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>THESE<\/strong><\/span> THE PERSIMMONS!??&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I pulled out the drawer to look at what I ate last night. I pulled out the blue bag. I placed both on the kitchen table.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28346 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therockysafari.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_6504-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=768,height=1024,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_6504.jpg 768w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=225,height=300,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_6504.jpg 225w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1152,height=1536,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_6504.jpg 1152w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1536,height=2048,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_6504.jpg 1536w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=290,height=387,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_6504.jpg 290w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=407,height=543,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_6504.jpg 407w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=800,height=1067,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_6504.jpg 800w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=512,height=683,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_6504.jpg 512w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1220,height=1627,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_6504.jpg 1220w, \/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,height=2560,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/img_6504-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>STOP IT. YOU MEAN I ATE A TOMATO!? NOT POSSIBLE. I DID <strong>NOT<\/strong> VOLUNTARILY BITE INTO A TOMATO LAST NIGHT. NO WONDER IT TASTED SO SIMILAR TO THEM&#8230; IT\u00a0<strong>WAS\u00a0<\/strong>A FREAKING TOMATO.<\/p>\n<p>I felt so stupid.<\/p>\n<p>I washed the\u00a0<em>real<\/em> persimmon and tasted it. DELICIOUS. After all that, it turns out I LOVE PERSIMMONS! Who knew? 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