To read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. Zéna Butt Several years ago, if I had written down ‘chia seeds’, ‘goji berries’, ‘agave syrup’, ‘acai berries’ etc., chances are you would have no idea what I was talking about. Today however, these superfoods have become synonymous with health food aficionados and foodies…
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A Date to Remember
Read moreTo read more articles like this, download Halal Gems Magazine here. Aliya Zaidi Ramadhan is the season of dates. Even if you don’t eat dates at any other time of the year, it’s pretty likely you’ll be eating more than a few in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It’s something we all remember…
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It's a date
Read moreKomal Lalwani With thousands of different varieties of dates available, it can be a little overwhelming to know where to start! Here’s a little crash course on everything you need to know about dates… Dates are one of the oldest cultivated fruits, grown primarily in the Middle East and Northern Africa. They thrive in the…
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For the Love of Food: Dates
Read moreMaryam Abbas Not many people know that the majority of the world’s Medjool dates originate from California – even though they export only 15% of the worlds dates. But the origins of many Medjool date plantations stem from the export of the seeds from the East to the West. The Spaniards exported dates for the…
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