Posts tagged 'halawy'

Continuing with the theme of ancient foods (see previous post on Olives) we will now look at the date palm. Dates are one of humanities favorite fruit and have been in continuous cultivation for so long that the origin of the date palm is unknown. Though it is suspected to have originated in the area now known as Iraq. The date palm like the olive loves hot weather and thrives in many desert regions around the world. Here in the United States dates are can be found growing in California, Nevada, Arizona and Southern Florida. In the California desert near to the Zebra Organics office is one of the largest date growing regions in the US, the Coachella Valley.