Market fresh: Cooking through the seasons

Let California Cook columnist and L.A. Times Food editor Russ Parsons serve as your guide to the freshest produce of the season. Recipes included, and updated regularly:

What's hitting its peak in November? Fuyu persimmons

Persimmons should be kept at room temperature until they are fully ripe. Then they can be refrigerated for as long as a couple of weeks. Fuyus are brilliant simply sliced and squirted with lime juice. Click here for details.

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