Jujubes (fruit)

last year

Today I met the Jujube fruit - dried, in a new nut and dried fruit store in my SIL's neighbourhood. I'd never heard of it before; the only "jujube" I knew was the gummy, sticky candy.

Jujube fruit are ovoid and a kind of rosy mahogany colour when dried, and they had a kind of unpleasant spongy texture and a small pit inside. Apparently they're full of vitamins and minerals.

Not my cup of tea, but something new to me - and it's always a good day when you learn something new.

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salonva
last year
Interesting-- never heard of them and also only thought this post would be about the movie theatre candy ( as I associate it).

Looking at it, I thought it looks like dates, and when I googled it, it says "Jujube sometimes jujuba, scientific name Ziziphus jujuba, and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, is a species in the genus Ziziphus " ,,,and so on, ......

I don't think I've seen them anywhere around here.
Lars
last year
I've not seen those, but the Grocery Outlet store near my house has a wide variety of dried fruits, and I like to keep them on hand. Recently I tried dehydrated watermelon and liked it a lot, but dried cantaloupe is my favorite, along with mango, of the ones I've tried.

We get a lot of dates here, and so I always have those on hand as well. If they get too dried, I have to soak them in something, like brandy or Cognac.
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last year
Dried melon......and interesting idea. I'll look for those too.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last year
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I've seen them growing in Japan. They don't grow on a palm, like dates.
chisue
last year
They may need a new name to sell in the US. There's too much history with the 'dentists friend' candies.
Fun2BHere
last year
Learned something new today. Thank you!
palisades_
last year
Asian stores like H-mart sell them. I’ve eaten them in stew and soup.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last year
They have been discussed in the past on Garden Web. People are growing them in the US. https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/1449702/tell-me-about-jujubes
sealavender
last year
I've tried samples at the local farmers' market. I couldn't make up my mind about them, honestly.

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