A farmer hangs peeled persimmons to dry in Sancheong, some 250 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Nov. 21, 2024. Dried persimmons, called "gotgam" in Korean, are a Korean delicacy. (Yonhap ...

A worker prepares persimmons for drying in Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang, on Tuesday. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, dried persimmons are primarily exported to ...

It’s peak persimmon drying season right now, and that means the Shigo district of Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecturea is draped in rows of orange “curtains” until the New Year when the ...