http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ Talk about Korean food, recipes, restaurants, and cooking en Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:26 +0000 http://www.maangchi.com/talk/topic/dried-jujubes#post-6640 Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:45:30 +0000 Maangchi 6640@http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ <p>haha, that's very strange instructions! It sounds like the fruits are seriously contaminated. If they are the same kind of jujubes that I use, don't worry. They are just dried fruit as you said. I would wash 10 seconds and dry them before eating or cooking . : ) <a href="http://www.maangchi.com/ingredients/jujubes" rel="nofollow">http://www.maangchi.com/ingredients/jujubes</a> </p> http://www.maangchi.com/talk/topic/dried-jujubes#post-6639 Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:32:43 +0000 gothamette 6639@http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ <p>Hi everyone - I saw Maangchi's wonderful video about steamed pears. Since pears are my favorite fruit, I want to make them. I bought two bags of dried jujubes in Chinatown today. </p> <p>On the bag it says in English (quoting):<br /> 1. Raw foods - please cook before serving.<br /> 2. Do not eat as a snack! Proper handling instructionts. (sic)<br /> 3. Wash dates with tap water for at least five minutes.<br /> 4. Place clean dates in a pot of boiling water and cook for 15 minutes until soft.<br /> 5.. After dates are cooked, put in your favorite meats and/or vegetables and let simmer for 35-40 minutes.</p> <p>Does anyone here have experience in cooking with dried jujubes? I thought they were just dried fruits! Do you really have to wash them for 5 minutes? Isn't this a waste of water? Why is it not a snack food - they are just dried dates. These warnings have me scared.</p> <p> Am I going to poison myself if I just eat one, unwashed and unboiled? </p>