When do bullet dates mature? How to eat bullet dates?

Bullet-shaped dates are a delicious fruit produced in Beijing. They are also called horse-tooth dates. Most of their fruits are long cone-shaped or long oval, like a bullet head, so they are called bullet-shaped dates. So when do bullet-shaped dates mature? What are the ways to eat bullet-shaped dates? Next, I will introduce you to the knowledge related to bullet-shaped dates.

When do bullet dates mature?

Bullet date is a delicious fruit with a crisp texture, sweet taste and rich nutrition. The skin of the fruit turns red when ripe, the flesh is mostly light green, sweet and juicy, with a sugar content of up to 35%. This fruit ripens in late August and early September each year, slightly earlier than other dates.

How to eat bullet dates

1. Eat fresh directly

The most common way to eat bullet-head dates is to eat them fresh. When they are ripe and available in large quantities, people can wash them with clean water, remove the moisture on the surface and then put them in their mouths. When eating them directly, they can spit out the date pits inside. This will allow the human body to effectively absorb the rich nutrients it contains and taste its fresh flavor.

2. Eat it as a dessert

Bullet-shaped dates can also be eaten as desserts. After they are ripe and on the market, people can collect them and wash them with clean water. If they are steamed, their flesh will become soft and the taste will become particularly sweet. When you want to eat dessert, you can take it out, remove the outer skin, and eat the flesh and bones inside directly.

3. Make date cake

Bullet-shaped dates can also be used to make date cakes. When making them, you should wash them in advance, put them in a pot with appropriate amount of water and cook them. After taking them out, remove the skin and the date pits inside, and crush the date flesh with your hands into a paste. Add appropriate amount of flour and knead it into dough. Then let it rise until it is in a ball shape, then steam it in a pot.

The above introduces some knowledge related to bullet-head dates, which can let you understand the bullet head and when it is ripe. It also lets you know how to eat bullet-head dates. When you want to eat bullet-head dates in the future, you can eat them according to the correct method introduced above.