Fresh Red Dates Review - Weird Fruit Explorer Ep. 236 

The yellow dates you reviewed earlier were probably of the barhi variety, while these may be from the zaghloul or hayani varieties. Both are in the stage of ripeness known as khalal (done accumulating sugars but still crisp), whereas more familiar varieties like medjoul, deglet noor, khudri, halawi, etc., are sold in the tamr stage (ripened until soft [basically overripe, also called rutab], then allowed to dry or 'cure' until shelf-stable).

Dates is the fruit of heaven. This fruit is highly valued in Islamic world.

Its so weird to hear a crispy date. I have never seen a fresh date before.

These are my favourite

First!

Fresh red dates are my favorite. You are right, the red ones are more fruity compared to the yellow variety. We eat them here in the middle east especially when in season. They don't require any preparation prior to eating aside from washing them thoroughly. I love your channel by the way.

If your ever in Arizona, Dateland on the I-8 has some great varieties of dates and date shakes as well!

When i was in egypt, we were given these everyday for breakfast. I love fresh dates so much but i hate going through the dillema of eating a freshly picked date which has the awesome crunch to it, or the somewhat older date which is not that crunchy, nor bitter tho.

Back home in Sudan we use to eat them all the time. Here I use the dry ones to make ice cream and use it in smoothies as well to avoid using sugar

The 'Medjool' is a variety of Phoenix dactylifera. There are a lot of different varieties all with different colored fruit

I'm not an expert but that indeed looks like a Medjool based on the size and seed shape. A great fruit, though Tamar ones are a bit too sweet for my palatte. One time my uncle sent a package with dates from the Middle East. The shipment was delayed and when it reached us all of the dates had a sweet yet alcoholic taste, adding an exotic twist. We still deemed it edible because none of us got drunk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Oh and can you make a "That's not Coffee" with date seeds? I heard it can be used as a coffee substitute.

god, i wish i could eat fresh dates, in my coutry i can find only dried

You can eat it raw. We do it all the time here. There is a type that is dried and looks completely black and wrinkly called A'jwa. Its sweet and has chocolaty aftertaste. You should try it when you can.

mans never stops surprising. I sometimes think we made some baked foods just to replicate the flavors of fresh fruits that we could only savor for brief periods in certain regions.

These are the only ones I have ever tried, I might have to hunt down the yellow variety to check it out. Your description was spot on.

These will bedelicious when ripened slowly untill they become inbetween fresh and dried dates, very soft and juicy and sweet and fresh at the same time

This is the first time that I have ever seen a date that sounds like an apple is being eaten. I thought that the dates bought at grocery stores that are really sweet and used in cookies were the way they come. Boy, was I wrong! Now I wish I could try what you just tried without leaving the country. Wait...you bought them in East LA? I'm in NC.

In addition, they look gorgeous!

indeed they are extremely tasty and sugary! so the variety you tried is called zaghloul dates, which have a bit of an interesting and funny story to it... so basically, here in Egypt in the 1910's, there was an ongoing independence movement lead by leader sa'ad zaghloul that advocated for the independence of Egypt from the British empire, so when the British exiled zaghloul to the Seychelles, they banned the folk from saying his name completely, so the name "balah zaghloul" (zaghloul's dates) started being used to refer to the exclusively Egyptian species... we make a lot of things out of it, from making them overripe (the one you tried later in the vid) to drying them, and juice too. glad you liked it!

Yellow date species common name is Barhi ( the ones you’ve tried in previous video) , it’s origin is Iraq . And this species ( the red dates) is the largest type ( the longest) , called Zaglool , it’s origin is Egypt . The dried one is called ( deglat noor) originates from Morroco . ( some date species are suitable to be dried like ( majhool ) often we call it suloogi,( because it’s boiled with hot water and then dried)

Red dates are completely fine to eat as they are you should visit Egypt! They r just like the yellow dates, but they will make your mouth feel dry afterwards..

Have you had fresh chestnuts before? They're a "famine food' here and I eat them sometimes in my grandma's house. They have a nice carroty crunch, maybe a little more, but not too much of a bitterness and it's not astringent

You can eat the red and the yellow fresh dates like every other fresh fruit, there are literally 10s of different species of dates, same like apples, the Arabs have a name for every kind of date.

Pro tip: Put Medjool dates in the freezer for a candy-like treat

They look good Jared..

Nice! Never tasted these but it seems like it is a lot like jujube.

These red ones are called Black Sphinx dates. The yellow ones are Barhi dates. If they are astringent they should be left to ripen in the fridge.

what is the name of red date?

if you freeze them they are totally different once defrosted

They r totally fine to eat and they r eaten like this in the middle east. . Better than yellow dates, that's true! To get it sweeter u have to pick them dark red with a little bit of darker spots like the ripe one u ate later in the video. Ava only in early September with the Nairooz season - Coptic calendar- then they ripe so that's why they r not so famous in the US. Super good. . Enjoy!

Nice channel dude! Good to see someone focusing on fruits.

There are red dates which are sweeter than the yellow and there are yellow dates if not mature to a point where it gets a bit soft the astringency will have you crawling on the floor looking for water. I had around 5 varieties of date palms in my garden now I have only 3 palms of 2 variety . Khalas and khenaizi

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So guy who you.. dating... get it.. LOL joking...

Where in California did you get it from

Eilat Market I have been there It is a Persian market in LA

I truly thought it was grapes. 🍇

What's the name of the red date that you tested?

Wait where is the seed?

They don''t last very long they start the fermentation the moment they are picked. There is one variaty in Egypt that is almost the size of italian plum (and tastes like one with ton of sugar) they last longer and they sell them fresh.

Apparently there isn’t a legitimate successor to the cavendish according to dole -_-.....not 1? Really now

They taste better frozen

I love these videos and I can't wait to watch them all! However I must know what the intro music is...anyone know? Thank you!

I grow up with this red dates …originally from Egypt…now they having them I believe in India and Pakistan lately…some of the red really really good sweet test to it usually much longer size….I’ll love to have them in the us …I plan most of my trip to Egypt in end of September early October just to have my hand on them lol

looks really like jujube

Love your vids by the way

No! I’m First!

Seeds?

Don't they have big long seeds in them, like the grocery store Medjools?

Cool

Cool...

Are you a vegan as well as a fruit conisore? Or do you just really enjoy exploring different fruits. It's just something I became curious about after watching some of your vids.

Very interesting

I love chiko! But dates are the best. Loved the red ones. Thumbs up!

I mean lukak

Love your channel. Its so unique and honest.

Sort of like grapes when it's over ripe.

Is there anywhere in the US with Lusaka?

try guinep/limoncillo!

It looks like a rose apple

never had a fresh one , what a crunch it has :O

Great video...very informative

Can you please reply if chienese red date is mejdull date or is actually a ,jujube. Also please compare it with silver berry/wild olive. So are these 3 same fruit? In freeze dried form its hard to deferential them. Plz make a video abt these 3 , or is is one species?

Fun

These you wait until they get black and then eat them! They are SO sweet then!

ooh that cronch 🤌🏻 i love dates but never had them fresh.. super neat

welcome to socal!!!! hope you enjoy your stay. love your channel