Comments on: Saudi Dates

By: med

med — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:33:40 +0000

sukkari dates is the best. it has an unforgettable taste.

By: umzacharia

umzacharia — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:06:01 +0000

Salams to all

As an American married to a Saudi man from Al-Ahsa I am quite spoiled to have khlas tumr on a regular basis………khlas malaki to be exact. they are amazing. And you’re right. Hasawi’s do go directly to the farms to buy them as my husband does. I wish we could have our own Nakhl there.

As for what are sheeshi they are another type of date grown there. They are a little more firm than khlas and not quite as sweet as them. None the less they are tasty. I wish I could find khlas here in the States but even if i could i would probably have to pay a handsome fee. I even notice the huge mark up on them when i’m in Dubai. But, to me, they are well worth it.

Its quite a spiritual moment to be able to eat khlas tumr with Saudi qahwa :) these two things are sacred to me since i can’t get either in the states. I have to bring them back from overseas and they are on strick ration. To those who can have them on a regular basis; consider yourself blessed :)

By: youngMuslimah

youngMuslimah — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:51:27 +0000

anyone know what *sheeshi* sposed to be? my dad’s friend gave us those dates from al-hasa. at least that’s what was advertised on the carton they came in!

By: Susanne

Susanne — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:55:59 +0000

Your headline reminded me of something that happened not long ago when I was chatting with my Syrian friend. He told me one of his friends recently came back from Mecca, and they were going to visit Ahmad and they would get dates. My Western mind is puzzled…”Hmmm, women? Really?” No, no, no … a different kind of date. Ohhhhh. :-D

See why your headline rang a bell? ;-)

By: coolksa

coolksa — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:51:36 +0000

hehe , you got me with that headline!
nice article , dates should make a fortune for this country i dunno why they don’t export it seriously!
the market of dates estimated by 90 million riyals a year! and thats only inside the country! they should reconsider this issue.
cya ^^

By: S H

S H — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:49:31 +0000

Ahmed,

Thank you for making me hungry and missing some good dates from back home. Sadly here in the US, we are very limited to California dates. The madjool dates has origins from Iraq and two types are available here. They compare nothing to dates from KSA (al ghat and al hasa, though in my view al ghat is much better than al hasa for dates).

You can always send me a container Ahmed from al hasa and I can send you a review of the al hasa region dates…:)

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:10:55 +0000

ummadam, it is not strange that the people of each region would claim that their dates are the best out there, but most neutrals agree that khlas is in a league of its own. However, I think it is a matter of personal taste in the end.

By: ummadam

ummadam — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:39:15 +0000

Thank You. Broke Saudi (please you know there’s an oil well in your backyard! lol) and Umm Ibrahim…those are the ones! I’ve found them in Tamimis and splurged once because they are very expensive (my comma key is stuck forgive my run on sentences).

By: Umm Ibrahim

Umm Ibrahim — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:57:42 +0000

Medjool dates UmmAdam??

By: brokesaudi

brokesaudi — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:57:13 +0000

ummadam,

I think you’re referring to the Medjool dates.