I recently bought two kinds of persimmon (that's a persimmon tree..pretty huh?), hachyia and fuyu. I had heard such great things about this weird little fruit and the store we were shopping in happen to have them so of course I grabbed a few. I googled them to see how to eat them (how dorky am I!) and then sliced one open. I did the hachyia one first. They are longer, shaped somewhat like a top or dredel. The fuyu are more squat...like a tomato. Hmm. Well the only way to really describe it is to combine the dryness that cranberries create with the milk tounge. Yeah. It was very dissapointing. The fruit itself was very pretty but when I ate some it dried out my mouth and left a grainy film on my tounge and cheeks. Later on I found out that you are supposed to wait until the fruit is SUPER soft. That was not the case with mine. I decided to juice one tonght and it didn't work so well. Oh well. I wasn't too attached to the idea of them anyway. They certainly aren't local which means they are going to be blasted with ripening agents any way. Yum.I've been living off of tomato, cucumbber, and avocaado salad lately. Super delicious and doesn't take a lot of items. One of each and I have 3 bowls worth! I've been increasingly dissapointed though (seems to be a theme for this post ;) ). Tomatos are not in season. That's just it. However, people continue to want them so they are around all year long. So what right? Well that just leaves for a lot of nasty produce. The last 6 tomatos I have cut open have been super grainy (to the point of seeing the grain while I'm cutting), seeds have been non exsistent, and when there have been seeds they have been shocking green. to the point of questioning the freshness. The sad thing is most people would/do think this is normal. Knowing why I can have a tomato in November and knowing why it's as craptastic as it is grosses me ou. Do I stop buying them? Of course not. I'm just like every other person out there and like tomatos on my salads, in tacos, and on sandwhiches. Should I stop? Umm duh. Yes. I've been thinking more and more about eating locally which would suck n my area. Especially as a vegetarian much less as a raw-er. I've been spoiled with having access to loads of organics. That doesnt't help any. I know what kind of quality I could be getting. It irritates me that in my area it's not more abundant. That there isn't much variety. That foods are sub par. It's not surprising more people don't like fruits and veggies. They're getting fermented crap on a stick! Humans know when a food is good and grainy green tomatos are not! I look forward to moving back to Colorado just so that I can eat better. Believe me when I say I am in an area of meat and potatos. And maybe corn.
