Xinjiang Royal Dates 500g

About red dates

Dried jujubes, sweet and slightly caramel, sold whole or pre-sliced. Sliced is quicker and gives up more sweetness; whole holds up better in a long soup. This pack is 500 g net. At the quantities below that is about 63 brews. That works out at S$2.20 per 100 g.

Also known as jujube, hong zao, hung jo, 红枣, chinese red dates, dried jujube.

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What people use it for

In almost every household soup, in longan and red date tea, in steamed chicken, in porridge and in confinement cooking. Also the sweetener in a pot that otherwise has none.

How to prepare it

Whole dates: split or press them open so the flavour comes out, and simmer 30 minutes or more. Sliced: straight into a mug, 3 or 4 slices, 5 minutes.

Keeping it

Airtight. They soften in humid air, which is harmless but makes them stick.