Date palm has the Latin name dactylifera. This fruit comes from Saudi Arabia and has a brownish black color with a sweet taste. Until now the dates have been widely mneyebar almost to all countries, including the state of Indonesia. Dates have a sweet taste and delicious so it can be consumed by way of eating directly or in making fresh juice. Dates have a soft meat texture and have a seed in it. Almost in every place there are dates especially during the fasting month of Ramadan. As for the young dates themselves may not be too popular. Because what we usually eat is dates that have matured. Dates have the following characteristics:
- The size of the dates is smaller than the dates that have matured.
- The skin and flesh of young dates are harder. And inside there is a white color like coconut.
- For the taste of the young dates have a taste that is not as sweet as the date palms.
Dates are known as dated ruthob dates which dates are still in a state of half-cooked. Dates are also fresh still because they do not experience the drying process like mature dates. To get this young date is quite difficult because it is rarely sold freely in the market except in the country where it came from. Usually for this young dates can be made direct booking to the middle east. After booking the dates will be sent directly because the young dates do not require the drying process as done on mature dates. Dates young is good immediately consumed after received and stored in a cool place like a refrigerator to stay fresh always when it will be consumed.