Maangchi's Amazon picks for dried jujubes
It's always best to buy Korean items at your local Korean grocery store, but I know that's not always possible, so I chose some products on Amazon that are good quality. See more about how these items were chosen.
These red dried fruits, with pits that resemble date pits, have a wrinkled skin and a sweet-tart flavor. Jujubes have medicinal properties, and they have many uses in Korean cuisine as a sweetener and garnish.
Look for them at Korean or other Asian markets. Store in a zipper-lock plastic bag in the freezer.
I bought jujubes from the refrigerated section. Can I freeze what I am not using right now and take them out as I need them for future recipes? Thank you! :0)
Yes, you can freeze jujubes for months.
You could make tea. Boil some with water until the water turns reddish. You could add a few roots of dried ginseng, too.
I am making this soup right now and I can’t wait to try it. But now that I have this big bag of dates I am wondering how they can be used in other dishes – can they be used in the same way as medjool dates? (though the red dates are much less sweet), perhaps in porridge? I’m curious about other uses for this fruit. Thanks Maangchi!