Drying of dried persimmons began in Yeongdong county, South Korea

(Youngdong = Yonhap News) Dried persimmon drying began in Yeong-dong, Chungbuk, the'town of persimmon' ahead of the Sanggang (霜降), which is said to fall during the season. After farming peaches and grapes, local farmers are working to cut persimmons and skewer them to dry. Dried persimmons are the best time to dry these days when the temperature difference between day and night increases. Yeongdong, along with Sangju in Gyeongbuk and Sancheong in Gyeongnam, is Korea's representative production area. It accounts for 6.1% of the national persimmon production and 76.9% of the Chungbuk production. Last year, 6,270 tons of persimmon were produced, but this year, production is expected to decrease slightly due to cold damage in the spring when persimmon flowers bloom. Most persimmons produced in Yeongdong are made from dried persimmons. If it is dried for about 40 days, it becomes'semi-dry', and if it is dried for 60 days longer than this, it ...