https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 09:13:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1230793 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:42:21 +0000 MoonMoon 1230793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, as previous posters have said, the tall ones have to be really really really ripe, or they'll do that to your mouth. But when there ripe, they are sooo good, like pudding! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1230621 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:28:19 +0000 T-Mom 1230621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we avoid the long persimmons for the kids and stick with the flat ones for this reason. But I loooove the long squishy ones. But have definitely been burned a few times with the yucky tongue. They have to almost look rotten before you can eat them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1230571 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 16:13:04 +0000 shopaholic 1230571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: @HabesBabe: The funny thing is I picked super squishy ones! Even had some brown spot that kind o burst open (I just cut and discarded that part). Next time!</p> <p>@mamimami: I would hate for LO to get that same feeling, so maybe another time I'll try again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1229981 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 13:17:57 +0000 HabesBabe 1229981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think once they ripen (and are squishy :)), you wouldn't need to steam them-- just puree and K should be able to enjoy them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1229037 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:24:15 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1229037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Those aren't ripe. All persimmons will do that if you eat them too early. It's tricky because you can't tell by color alone and some varieties are ripe and crunchy, whereas some must be soft. </p> <p>I hated persimmons as a kid and always avoided them, but it wasn't until my grandma and aunts started growing them before I learned about ripeness. I now :heart: :heart: :heart: persimmons! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1229036 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:24:06 +0000 Fronkinzankinsbride 1229036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sounds like how my wife reacts to most fruit which she is allergic to. This hasnt happened to me but I'm not familiar with the different varieties. I know they definitely have a particular point when they should be eaten, which is supposed to be pretty soft. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1229032 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:22:59 +0000 mamimami 1229032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have had the same problem. But if I were you maybe I'd mix it in with other fruits, so it doesn't go to waste! Get a good enough ratio and it should be OK, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1228920 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:45:44 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1228920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ sweetmamam. I've read that the cilantro thing is genetic, not an allergy. Some people have a gene that makes cilantro taste like dish soap. Similar to the gene that makes some people's urine smell funny when they eat asparagus.</p> <p>No idea about the persimmon though, I've never had one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1228726 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:50:13 +0000 SweetMamaM 1228726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I know, I was talking to my husband and some of my family members and they all started giving me weird looks and saying "Uhhh, we don't get that...". Coriander makes the sides of my tongue feel numb and raw at the same time and makes me feel like I've eaten dish soap. I thought everyone felt that way and that some people just liked that feeling (weirdos!) :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1228725 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:43:54 +0000 shopaholic 1228725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Huh! Well, that just makes it so difficult to feed the baby. I've already steamed and pureed it, so it can't ripen anymore. Guess that was a total waste. lol. </p> <p>@SweetMamaM: Isn't it funny when we're not quite sure what's an allergic reaction? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1228719 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 03:06:10 +0000 SweetMamaM 1228719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Generally it just means they aren't ripe yet. In saying that, I never liked coriander (cilantro?) and it wasn't until describing the horrible mouth feel I get to a group of people that I found out that isn't the norm! So I guess I'm mildly allergic :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1228710 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 02:13:49 +0000 sunny 1228710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They did that to me the first time I tried them so I've stayed away. But I have read that it means the fruit hasn't ripened yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1228703 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 01:52:38 +0000 tysonja 1228703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it means they are not ripe yet!:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1228699 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 01:46:59 +0000 Penny Lane 1228699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the same thing happens to me when I eat green kiwifruit! DH says it's an allergy. i've never eaten persimmon before though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1228669 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 01:03:32 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1228669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes - the hachiya persimmons make my tongue numb and I never buy those! I think that's just how they are. </p> <p>I like the squat tomato looking ones (the Fuyu persimmons), and they don't affect me - <a href="http://www.shockinglydelicious.com/introducing-4-persimmon-varieties/" rel="nofollow">http://www.shockinglydelicious.com/introducing-4-persimmon-varieties/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/persimmons#post-1228663 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:59:49 +0000 shopaholic 1228663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do persimmons make your tongue feel dry and numb? I don't normally eat them, but I bought some to make baby purees today. I licked the spoon (always test the baby food), and it instantly made my tongue feel dry and numb. Another lick and it felt more numb, almost swollen. IDK if it's an allergy, but DH said it did the same thing to him and he's never liked persimmons. Does this happen to you? It was the mushy kind of persimmon, if that makes a difference. </p> <p>I read on Weelicious that it was the author's LO's favorite first foods. Not sure if it's a normal reaction and if I should give it to LO? </p>