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Mark's Bad Date
Aug. 21st, 2012 09:23 pmAnd here I thought unripened persimmons were the limbo-stick of inedible foodstuffs.
The local produce market had fresh dates for sale. Fresh dates, at least this sort, are smooth, pale-yellow, and oval, a bit like tiny potatoes. And they taste absolutely bloody terrible-- astringent as FUCK, leaving a film of starch across the tongue. Apparently these ones weren't ripe, though; I bought another batch of them[*], from the Arabic grocery store at the other end of town, and had a much different experience. I guess actual fresh dates should be pleasantly crisp and mildly sweet, kind of like an Asian pear.
Sadly, the unripe sort and the ripe sort look pretty much identical. Buyer beware!
* Yes, this is my MO-- if at first you buy something disgusting, buy more in hopes of doing something good with it.
The local produce market had fresh dates for sale. Fresh dates, at least this sort, are smooth, pale-yellow, and oval, a bit like tiny potatoes. And they taste absolutely bloody terrible-- astringent as FUCK, leaving a film of starch across the tongue. Apparently these ones weren't ripe, though; I bought another batch of them[*], from the Arabic grocery store at the other end of town, and had a much different experience. I guess actual fresh dates should be pleasantly crisp and mildly sweet, kind of like an Asian pear.
Sadly, the unripe sort and the ripe sort look pretty much identical. Buyer beware!
* Yes, this is my MO-- if at first you buy something disgusting, buy more in hopes of doing something good with it.
