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  • 21-01-2012 7:01pm
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    cat_dog
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    Where is the best place in Dublin to buy natural dates? I've seen them in supermarkets like Superquinn and Lidl but they were coated in glucose syrup. Yuck.

    I thought this would be the best forum to ask..
    Thanks :)
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    Gauge
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    Whereabouts in Dublin are you based? I buy them from a fruit and veg shop in Deansgrange, think they're about €2-3 for a bag of pitted dates, no syrup or anything. They're extremely addictive!


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    Cardinal Richelieu
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    cat_dog wrote: »
    Where is the best place in Dublin to buy natural dates? I've seen them in supermarkets like Superquinn and Lidl but they were coated in glucose syrup. Yuck.

    I thought this would be the best forum to ask..
    Thanks :)

    I buy the Tesco Wholefoods ones, natural, sometimes people mistake the dates natural stickyness as a coating.


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    cat_dog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 276 ✭✭cat_dog


    Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »
    I buy the Tesco Wholefoods ones, natural, sometimes people mistake the dates natural stickyness as a coating.
    That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!:)


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    Slaphead07
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    small 'ethnic' middle eastern shops should have them. Just tightly packed sticky, no added sugar stuff.


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    castlewhite
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    the best dates for taste are Medjool dates, they will be sold loose(not packed tight or in those little circular packs) in a good fruit and veg shop or a middle eastern shop. They always contain the stone and are the most expensive.


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