I first called these small fruits "funny little Chinese apples" because that's exactly what they look like. Sweet, crunchy and available from street-side fruit trucks in Beijing these are jujubes or zao. I see carefree grannies dip into plastic bags filled with these green and brown skinned fruits, spitting out the stone oh-so elegantly into their palms whilst mid-gossip.
I just like trying out things I've never seen before. I'm also getting slightly addicted to them. What weird and wonderful fruits have you eaten recently?
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they look like cute little baby apples! i gotta confess though, i had heard of "jujube," but i never knew what they were. i'd have guessed mythical creature with a horse's body and the wings and head of a bird :D
Koreans uses jujube alot too? I thought they were dates.
Sean: I hadn't a clue what they were till now!
Swee San: These are also known as Chinese dates, but in their fresh form look and taste like mini apples!
they look like adorable baby apples. and the only jujubes i have ever known were the jujubes i took whenever i get a sorethroat.
Are they sweet?
Hi Ms Tindall! Yes they are, and wonderfully crunchy:)
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