- Other English name(s): red date, Chinese date, Korean date, Indian date
- Scientific name: Ziziphus jujuba
- Classified under: Seeds & Nuts & Dried Fruit
- Romanized: Daechu
- Also Romanized as: daechoo
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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!