Date Syrup, 450g

Basra Date Syrup, or date molasses, is made from 100% natural date juice. It has a rich datey sweetness, and is used widely in Middle Eastern cuisine. This date syrup often forms the base of the popular drink ‘jallab‘ when mixed with a little rosewater and sparkling water. Date molasses for the treacly rich syrup.

In a recent Guardian interview, Ottolenghi referred to date syrup the one “curveball” ingredient in his book Jerusalem.Ottolenghi recommends drizzling date syrup on “roasted veg or hummus-like pures.” Date syrup is also beautiful drizzled over goats cheese, greek yoghurt, or as a substitution for processed sugar in baking recipes.

What is date syrup?

• Basra Date Syrup is 100% natural and datey sweet.
• Widely used in Middle Eastern cuisine for its richness.
• Forms the base of the drink ‘jallab’ with rosewater.
• Ottolenghi recommends it for roasted vegetables and hummus.
• Can be drizzled on cheese, yogurt, or used in baking.

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Ingredients: 100% natural date juice. 200g of dates per 100g of date syrup, 62% sugar. Made in the Netherlands using ‘Deglet Nour’ dates from Tunis (Tunisia).