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| My friend brought some dry jujube from China. They are very impressive. One is very large, good taste, slightly thick skin. The other is small, sweeter and thinker skin. They just taste differently. Both are grown in Xin-jiang, a remote desert-type region in the west. I tried to save some seeds, but all the seeds I see are empty, not viable. So I figure they have to be grafted and cultivated. I think the Honey Jar is probably similar to the small one. We probably do not have the large one. The fresh one can be very large, like a small apple.
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| The big one looks a lot like the dried jujubes I got from Roger Meyers about 3 weeks ago. I would take a picture with a quarter for scale, but we've already finished them. The inside dimensions of the box are 11" x 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". I'll take one when we get our next batch, which should arrive soon. I asked him which cultivar they are and he said that it is a mix, with most of it Lang (pear shaped), Li (round), and Sherwood (cylindrical). I think a lot of mine are Lang. My wife (from China) really likes them. To me, they taste a lot like a big raisin, with a pit. Not bad in any way, but not exciting. Compared to other "health foods" though, they are pretty good. |
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- Posted by bhawkins 8A Dallas (bobhawkins695@gmail.com) on Wed, Nov 26, 14 at 18:53
| The large one is about the size of my Tigertooth. Some of them are pretty good dried; I read they're sweeter in florida |
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| The large one measures 1 3/4". The fresh one should be about 2 1/2" long. This is like a small apple. This is not Li, Lang or any other ones we have now. Probably ShanXi Li is like this size. But I've not seen Shanxi Li personally. The fresh ones from the Asian market appears to be Li. The fresh one has a size like this large dried jujube. I do not think the jujube grown in Florida would tastes sweeter. Jujube like arid growing environment. This is why in China, the best jujube comes from the desert-like region with plenty sunshine, long growing day and cool night. |
This post was edited by RedSun on Wed, Nov 26, 14 at 20:15
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