Izithelo ze-Persimmon zivame ukudliwa zisanda kufakwa, noma kunjalo, kunezimboni ezinkulu zokulungisa i-Persimmon, ezikhiqiza ama-Persimmons omisiwe. Njengoba ama-Persimmons aqukethe ama-pectin aphezulu, asetshenziswa futhi kakhulu ekwenzeni ama-jams kanye nama-condiments, anjenge-chutney kanye ne-spice atchar sauces.
Ama-tannins e-Persimmon asetshenziswa njengomuthi wesintu, ekwelapheni imivimbo eJapan nanjengomuthi wamakhambi eChina, kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo. Ama-tannins avikela amangqamuzana izicubu, akhulisa amasosha omzimba ngokumelene namagciwane namagciwane. Ama-Tannins asiza ekwehliseni umfutho wegazi futhi anciphise ukuphazamiseka kwamathumbu.
I-China ingumkhiqizi omkhulu kakhulu we-Persimmons futhi inesibopho sokukhiqiza esingaphezu kwengxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zemikhiqizo yomhlaba. Lokhu kulandelwa iSouth Korea, Japan neSpain. Amanye amazwe akhiqiza ama-Persimmons yi-Israel, U.S.A., South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Egypt neChile.
Yonke into ekhiqizwayo yaseNingizimu Melika isuselwa ku-Sharon™ Fruit, igama elithengiswayo losaziwayo ongenanhlanyelo wezinhlanyelo we-Korn Fruit weDiospyros Triumph. Le nhlobonhlobo ye-astringent Persimmon ekuqaleni yayilinywa eSharon Valley kwa-Israyeli futhi lokhu kungumsuka wegama lokuhweba. Imboni yasungulwa eSouth Africa maphakathi nawo-1990s, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yezinhlelo zeMor International, iqembu lakwa-Israyeli elibhekele ukumaketha okuningi kwezitshalo zakwa-Israyeli ezingena ngokusobala. Inhloso yokusungula imboni yaseNingizimu Afrika kwakuwukukhulisa isikhathi sayo sokukhiqiza nokukhiqizwa kusuka eningizimu hemisphere. Eminyakeni eyishumi eyedlule, imboni ihlanganiswe nezifunda ezifanelekela kakhulu ukukhula isithelo.
E-Ningizimu Afrika, iSharon™ Fruit ivunwa kusuka maphakathi no-Ephreli kuze kube sekupheleni kukaMeyi futhi iyatholakala kuze kube ngu-Agasti.
Izithelo zikhiqizwa kakhulu eSouthern Cape, okuyingxenye yeWestern Cape futhi zilethwe esikhungweni sokupakisha kanye nasekwelapheni e-Buffeljagsrivier eduze naseSwellendam eNtshonalanga Kapa. Ngenkathi ezinye zezithelo zeSharon™ zithengiswa emakethe yasekhaya, izithelo eziningi zithunyelwa olwandle ethekwini laseKapa.
Imakethe enkulu kunazo zonke yokuthengisela iSouth African Sharon™ Fruit yi-European Union, ngobuningi bezithelo ezibekelwe izinhlelo ezinkulu ezitolo eNyakatho Yurophu nase-United Kingdom.
Ama-Persimmons amasha athunyelwa kwamanye amazwe evela eNingizimu Afrika athobela amazinga asezingeni eliphakeme athunyelwe yi-PPECB yaseNingizimu Afrika (I-Perishable Products Export and Board Board).
Translated by Nsika Khoza