What are dates—and why should you give a fig about these natural treats? Eaten on its own, a date is a nutritious nibble that sates sweet tooths. Used in cooking and baking, it's a shapeshifter with ...

I was fully an adult the first time I ever knowingly ate a date. The chewy, wrinkly stone fruits from the date palm tree had ...

Do you think that dates are elusive and difficult to add to your diet? Here are some myths and truths about the tasty fruit. Myth: Dates are mysterious. Fact: Dates are merely the sweet fruit of a ...

You may have munched on a date as a part of a charcuterie board or tossed it into a smoothie for a dash of sweetness. But dates have so much more to offer than natural sweetness. Each bite of the ...

Soft, sweet and chewy, dates are not only a delicious snack but an essential part of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Date palm trees are native to the Middle East and have grown there for thousands of ...

The Coachella Valley produces more than 90% of the nation’s dates. Anywhere you go in the desert, you can see evidence of this. Date palms dot the streets, mark the entrance of buildings, stand tall ...

Dates are a versatile ingredient that can be used to add an undernote of sweet and caramelly goodness to any dish, or can simply be eaten whole as a snack. Alexandra Domrongchai is a food and travel ...

Native to Morocco, Medjool dates are one of the thousands of types of fruit grown from the date palm. Known as "the fruit of kings," these chewy dates taste sweet, like caramel. Originally eaten by ...

Haitham Al-Abri takes guests along the falaj and through date palms near Misfah Old House, a small village inn in Oman. Oman ranks among the top 10 date producers in the world, with 8 million palm ...

Dates are the fruit many Indians grew up on, the quick snack tucked into lunchboxes, the natural touch in laddoos and energy bars. But in a world obsessed with cutting refined sugar, people now wonder ...

Hadley Fruit Orchards is a tourist stop in the San Gorgonio Pass known for its date shakes. In recent months its snack bar ...

In this country at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, the nutrition-packed palm-tree treat is essential to tradition, sustenance and the economy... Stone steps winding down a narrow lane lead to Misfah ...