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Brazil Sao paulo
- Nami Minaki Sandra
- 2025.05.29
- Caqui (“Kaki” - Persimmons)
- This is the season when you start seeing persimmon fruit in supermarkets. In Brazil, the word for persimmon is pronounced the same in Portuguese as it is in Japanese, which is “caqui” [“kaki” in Japanese]. This fruit was introduced to Brazil by Japanese immigrants and is harvested from the end of March to June every year.
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