Monday, March 7, 2011

A green apple?


When I first saw it from afar in a local supermarket, I thought it was a green apple. Then my mother told me that it is a fresh date (jujube / Ziziphus zizyphus / 蜜枣) and that she used to eat them during her growing up years in Taiwan. So I bought a pack of about 6 (500g) at about RM15 to try as I have never tasted a fresh date before. It is crunchy and tastes slightly sweet. Will definitely buy them again.

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14 comments:

  1. RedbabeMarch 7, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    oh really? it look like green apple to me too. Will be on the look out for this one :)

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  2. munMarch 7, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    I got mine at Jusco supermarket. You'll like them if you like eating raw vegetables and fruits. :)

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  3. Elizebeth D.L.March 7, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    It does look 100% like green apple leh. Hehe

    Your mom grew up in Taiwan? Er... Half Taiwanese?

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  4. munMarch 7, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    My mom's family moved to Taiwan from China when she was very young and she only came to Malaysia after marrying my father.

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  5. NomadicMomMarch 8, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Fresh dates? Who would have thought?
    I really had NO idea!

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  6. miracle8March 9, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    My dad planted this tree behind our house many years back, we thought it was a smaller variety of apple too!

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  7. munMarch 9, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    NomadicMom, now you do!

    miracle8, so do you like the taste of it?

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  8. JenniferMarch 11, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    I seriously thought they are green apples (my favorite). Will look out for this green fresh date...

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  9. munMarch 11, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    Hi Jenn, Do try it and let me know how you like its taste! :)

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  10. renayeMarch 13, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    what what?! dates or green apple? i don't understand ... u should halve it and post the picture! coz i don't get it!!

    RYC: after some thoughts,i blocked and deleted that jerk from facebook. though he has my handphone number ... i will see how it goes. i talked to a few professional friends about the jerk and they also say that's not the way to be a professional in his field no matter what. and i cannot risk my reputation if i were to introduce him to my other friends as future business partners. what i'm going to do now is to check him out with a mutual friend whom he said he knew. well for what? just to gossip. =)

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  11. What I Did TodayMarch 13, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Wow! Really? I always thought dates were always brown and yucky.

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  12. munMarch 15, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    Renaye, it is a fresh date. It has a "stone" seed in it like an apricot. You can pictures of it when halved at: http://www.frangipani.com/huahin/jujube.jpg or
    http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/images/2008/jujube.jpg

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  13. munMarch 15, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    Hi Jamie, I take it that you don't like to eat dates? ;)

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  14. renayeMarch 26, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    oh?!

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