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    • December 24, 2012 at 12:32 am #50697
      gothamette
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      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.

      On the bag it says in English (quoting):

      1. Raw foods – please cook before serving.

      2. Do not eat as a snack! Proper handling instructionts. (sic)

      3. Wash dates with tap water for at least five minutes.

      4. Place clean dates in a pot of boiling water and cook for 15 minutes until soft.

      5.. After dates are cooked, put in your favorite meats and/or vegetables and let simmer for 35-40 minutes.

      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.

      Am I going to poison myself if I just eat one, unwashed and unboiled?

    • December 24, 2012 at 2:45 pm #55503
      Maangchi
      Keymaster

      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 . : ) https://www.maangchi.com/ingredients/jujubes

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