Deglet Nour date

Datte Deglet Nour

What it is

The name means roughly date of light: hold one up to a lamp and the amber flesh goes translucent around the stone. It comes from the Tolga oases of Biskra in Algeria and spread from there to the Tunisian Djerid, and it is still sold in France on the branch each December.

In the kitchen

At about 20 percent water against a Medjool’s 30, it slices without smearing and holds its shape through an hour in a tagine. Do not substitute it into a date paste — it stays granular however long you blend it.

Goes with

Lamb Almond Cinnamon Orange Semolina Saffron Chickpeas

Same species

Date Date paste Date syrup (silan) Medjool date Date palm jaggery

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