Did you know that there are foods in this world that taste better than you ever imagined?
Wakayama Prefecture, where we live, is world famous for its tourist’s destinations such as Kumano Kodo and Koyasan. But not many tourists know about the world’s most delicious variety of fruits grown there.
Ramen, Sushi, Yakiniku are NOT the Only Things You Should Eat in Japan
We love fruits. We can say it is one of the reason we are living in Wakayama. Especially persimmons in here is amazing and in fact, Wakayama Prefecture produces the largest amount of persimmons in Japan. Autumn is the best season for persimmons, and you can usually find Wakayama-grown persimmons at any supermarket in Japan.
But did you know? How to buy the freshest and tastiest persimmons from directly from the farmers.
How to Buy Persimmons in Persimmon Paradise
On this day, we really wanted to eat persimmons, but it was the time of day when the farmers market we usually go to was already closed. At any rate, we wander around the neighborhood and take a drive.
Some of you know this. That’s right. It is an unmanned roadside stand which is not at all an uncommon sight in the Japanese countryside.
Yay! There it is. We drive 10 minutes and found the store sells persimmons after 5:00 PM.
Two types of persimmons were sold here. Hiratane persimmon and Fuyugaki persimmon. Each of them were sold for 100 yen per bag.
I like hiratane more, because its meat is soft, juicy and sweet everywhere. We decide to buy 2 bags of them.
The payment-system here is not very difficult. First, put coins into this rusty “automatic payment machine” (or you can call it an empty can) and then take one bag of persimmon. Not too difficult, huh?
We bought 2 bags of percimon, for 200 yen.
If you are around Koyasan, please drop by here in fall season.