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Phoenix dactylifera · Fruit
10 varietiesTop 10 pairings
For over 6,000 years this desert palm fruit has fed the Middle East and North Africa. Dried, its dense flesh turns sticky, toffee-like and almost confectionery-sweet, and smells of brown sugar, honey and warm caramel.
Picking a good onedrag
Crisp, yellow, astringentHard, sugared or fermenting
GlossyPeak eatingEat as they are, stuffed with almond, walnut or blue cheese.
SkinGlossy amber-brown, skin whole
SqueezeGives right through, springs back
SmellHoney, brown sugar, some caramel
Stem endSmall dry cap still tight in place
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What you get from one
92%
Edible part
24 g flesh · one hard pit, 8% of it
26 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 6× longer than the counter.
70-75%
Humidity
Sealed, not vented
Airflow