Minomo Hamono Classic Kawamuki 75mm

Japanese fruit-eaters rarely take their prey as it comes. Fruit must be peeled and cut into modest portions, arranged on a plate and speared by (or at least served with) toothpicks. Then, POW. The fruit disappears, and only clean fingers remain.

Peeling and slicing provides a great opportunity for the kawamuki owner to show off her skills. His skills. Their skills. Persimmons must be peeled. Apples must be apportioned. Seeds must be segregated. In snack terms not as straightforward as a chocolate Tim Tam but infinitely better in every other way.

There's nothing quite like knife-peeled segments of juicy seasonal persimmon artfully arranged on an evocative chunk of ceramic, steam rising gently from the green tea in the afternoon light. 

Savour the moment. Muku that kawa. With a Minomo Hamono kawamuki.