Khadrawy date
Phoenix dactylifera · Fruit
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The Khadrawy (also spelled Khadrawi or Khadrawe) is a classic soft Iraqi date, smaller and darker than a Medjool, with a thin, smooth, glossy skin over deeply syrupy, mahogany-brown flesh. Among the earliest of the soft dates to ripen, it is famously delicate and tender, low in fibre and rich in a soft caramel-and-honey sweetness — a connoisseur's date often ranked just behind the Barhi for eating quality even though it is rarely seen outside its home regions.
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