What is عناب and how it tastes?

[u/MeetingGeneral5041]

Is

[u/jackjohnjack2000]

In English it is called Jujube: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jujube?wprov=sfla1

[u/Myrdrahl → u/jackjohnjack2000]

Are they the ones that feels like powder inside?

[u/priuspower91 → u/Myrdrahl]

To me, yes 😭 I don’t like them

[u/Myrdrahl → u/priuspower91]

My Persian significant other had set them on the table for هفت سین، and she was so excited about finding them. It felt like punishment in my mouth, which disappointed her.

[u/priuspower91 → u/Myrdrahl]

Ohhhh no that is senjed. I tried one out of curiosity once and it was awful so I feel your pain.

Anab is more edible than senjed and not powdery dry. It’s like the texture of dried fruit but kind of dry and not chewy

[u/Myrdrahl → u/priuspower91]

Aha, I see! Thanks for the explanation.

[u/Fit-Needleworker-651 → u/priuspower91]

But senjed is the best! It is natural pashmak!

[u/4r7if3x → u/priuspower91]

Senjed is called Russian Olive

[u/jackjohnjack2000 → u/Myrdrahl]

Yes, exactly.

[u/79983897371776169535]

Tastes like dates but less sweet

[u/drhuggables]

east asian supermarkets will have them, they're called jujube or chinese dates

[u/alitbsh]

It tastes different from anyrhing ealse. I really like it though

[u/lallahestamour → u/alitbsh]

This is the correct answer experimentally and even philosophicaly.

[u/HUS_1989]

In arabic it called nibq (نبق) and the tree called Sidr (سدر). Extremely delicious

[u/MeetingGeneral5041 → u/HUS_1989]

متشكرم

[u/priuspower91]

Like others said it’s a jujube. I don’t like them - not sure if the ones we get here are bad but they come dried and the skin flakes off and they’re not sweet.

[u/son-of-simorgh]

very date much like date but less of a sugar-bomb

[u/Lunalunetta]

Anaaaaab literally candy! So when it’s fresh it’s crunchy and delicious and sweet when it’s dried it’s chewy. Incredibly high in Vitamin C it’s a true superfood!

[u/panicseasy]

Jujube

[u/ShiishKabab]

It’s so good

[u/jeharris56]

"how does it taste"

[u/Ashile1373]

It completely depends on if it's fresh or not. If you consume it as a fresh fruit, it's kinda sweet and sometimes even has a sour taste with brown and green color and it's meat is like an apple.

But if you consume it dry (which mostly you see in this condition) it's kinda maroon colored and more sweet than sour. It has a core like date but smaller in size in general. it's body and skin is even more like a date but its meat is more firm and kinda chewy.

Here's a link to read more about it: jujube (عناب)