Making Gotgam at Home

Air Dried Persimmons With Jihyun Kim

Persimmon. It’s my new favourite fruit. And for so much more than just eating. Belonging to the genus Diospyros, translating roughly as “food of the gods.” Which might sound a little grandiose, but anyone who’s eaten a perfectly ripe astringent persimmon will totally understand why.

Bright orange, they hang in trees like lanterns during winter, clinging …