The weather starts to get chilly, which is also the time when Da Lat persimmon season begins. From late September to December every year, suburban persimmon gardens are filled with the orange and red colors of ripe, heavy fruits.
Da Lat persimmons are planted along both sides of the road leading to Mimosa Pass, or the road to Cau Dat tea hill. Just passing through this area, you will be surprised by the brilliant orange color of a persimmon forest waiting for harvest day.
Dalat persimmon season starts from September to December every year, in which the most beautiful time is in mid-October because this is when the persimmons are just ripe.
This is also the ideal place to change the atmosphere for virtual life photos of tourists coming to Da Lat. (Photo: Thao Phuong)
Ripe persimmons become extremely eye-catching "accessories" for taking photos. (Photo: Tom's rose garden)
This season, there are always motorbike tours through rose gardens full of ripe red fruits. The roads to Xuan Truong commune (Cau Dat tea hill), or the gardens near Bao Dai Palace (Trieu Viet Vuong street, ward 2) to Mimosa pass area (old Prenn pass)...
Like the D'ran area, the smooth roads are covered with red soil in the early winter cold with bright yellow sunlight. And sparkling in the sunlight are the "fire" persimmons on the trees.
These days, just by riding a motorbike around the outskirts of Da Lat, you can easily come across rose branches laden with fruit like this. (Photo: Di House)
Nowadays, Dalat persimmon trees have many new varieties. But in general, there are water persimmons, including soft persimmons, chewy persimmons (egg persimmons); and crispy persimmons, which are the most popular, also known as square persimmons, cup persimmons or sweet persimmons.
Dalat crispy persimmons have a sweet and fragrant taste when split into bite-sized pieces. Later, Dalat people switched to harvesting persimmons when the fruit was ripe and processed them into crispy persimmons, which are easy to transport, can be stored for a long time without spoiling, and are very crispy and sweet to eat.
Dalat persimmons can be prepared in many different ways. (Photo: Di House)
Persimmons picked from the tree are always carefully selected.
One of the specialties of Da Lat this season is wind-dried persimmons. (Photo: Three coins for a bunch of dreams)
After peeling the persimmons, they are tied with string into a long string and hung outdoors in the natural sunlight and wind. (Photo: Di House)
Dalat people often hang it at home, in areas with little dust. There is sunshine and wind but at a moderate level and absolutely avoid rain and fog because of high humidity.
Naturally hung persimmons are more fragrant and supple than dried persimmons. Fresh and delicious Da Lat persimmons transform themselves into brown dried persimmons, rich in sweetness and safe for health.
In addition to agricultural value, rose gardens in Da Lat are now also ideal "virtual living" places for many young people. With only 20,000 VND/ticket to enter the rose garden, visitors can freely visit, take photos and pick ripe fruits right in the garden. Note that you must maintain public hygiene, do not break the branches or pick fruits randomly (the ones that are still green).
The rose garden is not only a place to buy and sell roses but also an ideal check-in spot for many young people. (Photo: Tom's rose garden)
The persimmon season comes to Da Lat in the middle of the chilly days, making the early winter winds in this land more pleasant. The air is softened by the scent of ripe persimmons and the orange-red color dotted on the lush green branches and leaves.
