Dates eating in UK

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Does people from UK like to eat dates? Are there many date shops in UK?

No. And no.

I love dates although probably only buy them a few times a year. You can get them from any supermarket so they're quite widely available

Yes people in the UK eat dates
www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=Dates&icid=tescohp_sws-1_m-ft_in-Dates_ab-226-b_out-Dates

Yes, around Ramadan and eid you'll find them stocked more widely

The UK isn't really a date country, which is a shame because good ones are delicious.

People sometime buy them at Christmas but you don't generally see people eating them.

I love them, but I've lived in the Middle East, so that's why. You will be able to find some in supermarkets and probably some nicer ones in the big department stores.

I grew up in ME, everyone raves about the dates. They're not for me.

Around Eid you can probably pick them up in Tesco

The only nice ones are Waitrose Lovelife Medjool dates in the box. The rest are dried out and nasty.

I just buy my deglet noor dates from Tesco, the whole foods bit. They are so moist and sweet, very moorish! I blend them into healthy date ‘caramel’ or eat topped with almond butter and a pinch of salt. Delicious.
Every time I eat them I can hear my old friend saying ‘you can survive on dates’. Google tells me she is right!

They buy dates at Christmas.

There are date shops in very Middle Eastern areas eg Edgware Road but in the wider UK population, dates are for Christmas or a cake ingredient.

They're stocked in many supermarkets. Local middle eastern and asian shops usually have them
I love them, but in the UK they are often disappointing

I get Medjool Dates from Tesco. They're delicious. If it's for cooking or baking though I buy smaller cheaper ones.

Unlikely to find them in Whitehaven, OP! Other than at Christmas!

I buy them at Xmas just because I feel like I should, but I don’t really enjoy them. Even the super posh fat medjool ones.

The most disappointing mouthful I ever had was what I thought was a little pig in blanket (sausage in bacon) but it turned out to be a date (devil on horseback?). Nearly vommed.

The only exception to my date hate is sticky toffee pudding, but they have to be chopped very finely so as not to get those hairy/papery bits stuck in your teeth.

All supermarkets do Medjool dates - delicious. I have a large tub of them from Costco that I'm munching my way through. I like one with my coffee in the morning.

You can get them at sainsbury's and tesco all year round.
DH is north African and eats them but he's the only person I know that does.

Co-incidentally, I bought dates for the first time time ever today as DP announced out of the blue he fancied sticky toffee pudding and I said I'd give it a go. Bloody amazing, nicest thing I've made for ages!

I love dates! Especially with the stones removed and stuffed with marzipan then sprinkled with icing sugar.

Ooh I love marzipan. Where can I find those dates please?

I love dates! I buy them at our local international supermarket

I love dates too. Occasionally treat myself to a box of medjool.

I love dates and am from UK. I eat them all year round & use them in place of sugar to sweeten desserts, such as sticky toffee mug cake. My favourites are Hadrawi & Zamli.

Depends on where you live. We've got tons of Indian and Turkish supermarkets around, so apart from the overpriced standard supermarkets, we're never more than 250 yards from dates.

Not found a date I didn't like. Much nicer than raisins or apricots.

Did no one else read this as when you are on a date, would you 'eat' your date or even go on a date to eat.

My mind is a bad, bad place.

I've had some gorgeous treats from here
www.thedatery.co.uk/

@Howyoualldoworkme those are stunning. Do they taste good too?