Newsletter Issue 01

Date Fruit Comes First
Date fruits contain full elements of
nutrition including proteins, natural
sugar, oil, calcium, iron, sulfates,
potassium, magnesium, chlorine,
etc.” in addition to vitamins A, B1,
B2, C, and provides the body with
power naturally. Date fruit gives
water, mineral salts, and fibers.
All these nutritional values and
elements are available in this great
date fruit which has oval shape,
ranging in length from 20 to 60 mm
and 8 to 30 cm in diameter.
Date fruit is the first among all
fruits in terms of having such full
nutritional values. This great fruit
was the main course food for
ancient Arabs, giving them power to
resist harshness of desert. Date fruit
is mentioned in many popular and
traditional Arab heritage and stories
narrated by grandfathers.
Date fruit has huge number of
benefits for health. It is called
“mine” meaning store of benefit
for strong health, gives power to
liver, muscles, and nerves, keeps
body young and strong, fights
anxiety of nerves, softens the blood
vessels, and protect intestines
from weakness and inflammation,
strengthens the brain elements,
fights laziness and laxity, produces
urine, cleans liver and kidneys.
Date fruits can be eaten in any stage
of growth, whether semi-ripe, full
ripe, or even dry.
Chefs from all around the world
have used date fruits in making
countless dishes of delicious sweets
and foods, such as date molasses
which was made by Arab long time
ago, and date jam in most Arab
houses.
Although traditional, date fruits have
also been in line with modernity as
being available on table with other
dishes today.
Date fruits can be used for making
date cakes which are well known
and eaten especially during Eids and
on special occasions, in addition to
being with Cheese Cake dish and Ice
Cream.
Date fruits are also incorporated
with nuts giving it such appealing
shape and delicious taste.
Dates are usually incorporated and
blended with Chocolates giving
together such great taste, making
children happy, and giving the body
power all day.
In addition to using it in sweets,
date can also be used in preparing
main food courses for lunch or even
dinner meals including Tagen Dish,
Tagen Vegetables and Dates, Tagen
Chicken and Dates, Tagen Prawns
and Dates, Dates and nuts, Tagen
lamb meat and dates, etc.
Date fruits have been used not only
by Arab chefs but also by foreign
chefs, which makes it globally
known in western and European
cuisines. Recently, an Italian chef
made date pickles in addition to
preparing a dish of duck liver with
dates, also dish of Italian cheese,
date, and camel milk.
Date fruits inspire chefs toward
delicious dishes every day endlessly
just like its endless benefits. It is the
fruit of Life Tree.
Liwa Date Festival 2012 Liwa, Western Region, Abu Dhabi, from 12 to 18 July 2012
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