sent you my answer in a pm to let others guess

I am sending you a pm too.

IT WAS VERY COOL TO FIND THIS AS IT IS SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE!

persimmon?

I just looked this up on the internet so your guess is as good as mine. We have them in the market once in awhile ant this is what they call them there. ?????????????

I will take a picture of what it says on the box brb

ok here it is, produce of South Africa very yummy. & no seeds in it at all?

Maybe related to a persimmon

I googled "pictures of persimmons" and to me they looked exactly the same way as your picture. Apparently sharon fruit is another name for it.

Persimmon sold as Sharon Fruit after astringency has been chemically removed.

yes ladies here it is: PS new to me
The persimmon, sometimes called the sharon fruit (the slightly unfortunate name given to one of its varieties by Israeli growers) has much to commend it. Persimmons are high in beta carotine and minerals such as sodium, magnesium, calcium and iron, and studies have found that they also contain twice as much dietary fibre per 100g as apples, plus more of the phenolic compounds thought to ward off heart disease
It also tastes delicious – providing you know what you're buying, and eat it at the right moment. Produced mainly, these days, in China, Korea and Japan, but with varieties also found in America, southern Europe and even Britain (where, known as the date-plum, it is has grown since 1629), there are actually two main types of persimmon: astringent, often called hachiya persimmon, and non-astringent, or fuyu.<br /><br />
I don't really understand the difference except one is mushy inside & the other is not? One is tart & MINE is not lol it is really quite good & my very first one too

Well, how about that! Doesn't look like the persimmons my grandma used to make persimmon pudding! Which, by the way, was wonderful! And sadly I have no clue how she made it. But you could actually almost slice it. BUT the persimmons had to be REALLY ripe!!

Yes, we grow them here in the Cape. DH loves them - I am not so keen

They are a Persimmon or sometimes called a fuji fruit here in Australia a wonderful fruit best when still firm

In Germany the stores used to call that fruit "Kaki-Frucht" or Sharon fruit. Originally it was supplied to us by Israel but now I think it is also growing in the Southern European countries. Love the honey-like taste - only it shouldn't be too ripe.

The persimmons are best when they are VERY mushy. That is when the natural sugar comes into play. We used to put them on the window sill to ripen. If you have a lot, persimmon jam is great.

Yup...persimmons!

here in NC we call them like that tame persimmons. my neighbor has a tame one i have a wild l one out back in the woods i do not care for them all all.
Lena

I thought it was a yellow tomato........can you tell I am not a gardener!

I have eaten these freshly picked from trees in Japan. Beautiful fruit that I buy when I see them for sale and my memories return of eating them in Japan

hi there it is called a persimon lovely to eat it even make nice jam or concerf

Lor. were did you get these things??I bet the jam would be awesome?/hugs

They are yummy.Yes they are Persimmons. From what I remember as growing up they are a Japanese Persimmon which is eaten much like an apple. You can get another type of Persimmon which is found in Europe but it has a soft centre and you mostly scoup it out to eat it. This soft type is mostly used for jams etc. :) My girls prefer the hard crunchy type.

Here in Georgia, the deer eat them before the humans have a chance. They have a taste all of their own. I think it is similar to an apricot. Kay

It's a persimmon. I've seen them in the store, but don't really know anything about them. Figure I'll check them out one of these days.

It's a persimmon. Wonderful!!! I love.

It looks like a persimmon to me. They taste like nothing else!