Dried persimmons are made through a series of careful steps. The process requires patience and attention. Every step matters, and even small mistakes can ruin the flavor and taste. Workers carefully take care of the persimmons throughout the process, and that's how we get our delicious dried persimmons.  First, peeled persimmons are placed on large, round wire mesh trays and then on open-air persimmon drying racks to sun-dry and air-dry. This process takes about a week. After sun-drying, the persimmons are burned with firewood; the high temperature of the firewood penetrates deep into the dried persimmons. At this stage, the persimmons are still semi-dry, with a thick, sticky texture. The making of dried persimmons involves further refining and fermenting the persimmons, which takes about another week. By this stage, the sucrose in the persimmons has completely broken down into fructose and glucose. The white powdery coating on the surface of dried persimmons, resembling mold, is persimmon frost, a valuable medicinal ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, believed to strengthen the lungs.