https://spitalfieldslife.com/2009/09/02/ramadan/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2009/09/02/ramadan/#comment-673 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:03:38 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-673 Yes, dates. I’ve become a bit of a date fan. The best ones, according to the Saudis, are half-yellow, half-brown. The yellow part, which is unripened, is crunchy and nutty. The brown part is the more familiar sweet and chewy texture. They complement each other marvellously. But you need to RUMMAGE in your basket of dates to get the good ones: It is rare to find the date which is perfectly balanced.

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