Kaki volador

I don't believe it. Taking an early morning stroll around the estate and splat! A flying kaki that had been hanging in wait launched itself at me. Ripe kaki's are soft and very sticky, had I not been quick in taking evasive action there would have been no siesta for me for a week. I'd be too busy licking myself clean.

Factoid: Kaki fruit (also known as Persimmon or Sharon fruit) most commonly refers to the edible fruit borne by some species of the genus Diospyros. The fruit consists of a berry resembling a Tomato in shape and texture, the size of an Apple and tend to be light yellow-orange to dark red-orange in colour, varying from 2-8 cm in diameter.

They are eaten fresh, dried, cooked and canned. They are high in glucose and protein, and also have various medicinal and chemical uses. The Persimmon tree is native to China and Japan, where it has been cultivated for centuries. It was introduced to Europe and California in the mid-19th century. It is commercially grown in Italy, Spain and the south of France, where it is known as Kaki, but it is still most common in the Far East.