• Dates are mainly served as desserts in most Middle-Eastern countries. They can be chopped into tiny slices and spread all over cakes and puddings. Dates can also be stuffed with a sweet filling after removing its seed.

• When you select dates, always make sure they are evenly colored and fleshy. A dry, withered-looking date has neither any taste nor nutritional benefits.

• Ensure there are no sugar formations on the exterior part of a date. This usually happens around a dry date fruit and is absolutely not suitable to eat.

• Before you eat whole raw dates, make sure to wash them properly. This is because dust easily gets stuck on the fleshy part of dates.

• Dates are dry fruits, so there are no storage hassles. But, to ensure its freshness remains intact, you must keep them under refrigeration. Dates kept in refrigerators can remain fresh for up to two to three weeks or longer.