Even though dates do not have a show-stealing appearance with their brown and oddly wrinkled exterior, they are satisfyingly chewy and flavorful. The st important thing is they are easily digested, which allows your body to make complete use of their goodness. Dates culturally play a distinguished role in the cuisine and rituals surrounding hospitality in Middle Eastern chave. They are particularly widespread during one of the holy festival called Ramadan. During this festival, they are the common gift given and eaten to break the fast. They play an important role in the agriculture of this region. The annual Liwa Date Festival is the representation of the key role dates in Middle Eastern culture.
It's been said that there are other 600 varieties of dates that the region has to offer. Isn’t it amazing? If you want to explore the Variety of dates, bateel Dubai Mall is an actual place to go. People call it a “Dates Boutique”. Here, we can get to know more about some of the most famous dates in Dubai.
Khidri:
The khidri dates are large, with dark maroon red skin and a chewy, sweet flesh that melts in your mouth and produces an amazing flavour suggestive of a partially dried grape, with a deep aftertaste. These are commonly grown in the Al Qassim and Al Sudair regions of Saudi Arabia, but this variety is originated from Egypt. In Bateel, You can get multiple fashions of Khidri such as candied lemon, toasted almond and candied orange peel.
Wanan
This variety of dates are long and cone-shaped, with dark, wrinkled skin but soft, mildly sweet flesh. Its sweetness makes it a perfect variety for stuffing. Wanan filled with candied ginger peel alone with a coffee is absolutely there to give you an experience of the cloud nine savours.
Sheeshe:
Sheeshe is the most pleasing bi-coloured beauties to the eye than some in Bateel Dates. These dates usually have a light brown mixed with yellow shade and also have thick skin. Even though they are moderately dry in texture, they have a fine-drawn flavour that are perfect for those who are not a fan of things too sweet.
Almarina
These are large, long, wrinkly dates, red to dark brown in colour that offer a solid mouthful. They are thick and have dry skin that can be peeled if you prefer to. Almarina dates in Bateel Dubai are less fleshy and have a thick wall of chewy, dry inner fibres around the seed to extract it without any extra efforts. The taste of Almarina is overwhelmingly sweet!
Unlike the boundless majority of fruits and vegetables, everyone can agree that dates can be eaten at a different phase of ripeness. Each stage has an entirely unique persona in terms of appearance and taste. After knowing this information, some of us would immediately want to order taste all those. Sure we all will daydream about the relish for a long time!!
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