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    Picking the perfect persimmon

    Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson talks to Gemma Matsuyama, who is shopping for persimmons, quince, and squashes at the Culver City Farmer’s Market for her seasonal cream puffs she serves at Ototo.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Nov 6, 2020 • 1 min read

    Market correspondent Gillian Ferguson talks to Gemma Matsuyama, who is shopping for persimmons, quince, and squashes at the Culver City Farmer’s Market for her seasonal cream puffs she serves at Ototo. Matsuyama started cooking at age 12 by making the desserts for her father. Next, Ryan Ramones of Ramones Family Farm in Tulare County explains the varieties persimmons and how to pick the perfect fruit.

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Fermentation, Black excellence, Pok Pok closes, persimmons
    1. 0:00Drawing connections between the microbial community and human culture
    2. 12:57Authorship, memory, aspiration: ‘The Rise’ of Black cooks
    3. 28:08Innocence and idealism lost: Andy Ricker closes all Pok Pok locations
    4. 39:46In the Weeds: Bali-style bungkus served in a driveway
    5. 47:33Picking the perfect persimmonYou’re reading this
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