kimri

In southern Pakistan, for example, people whose food supplies are running low before the dates ripen, process and eat unripe dates. 5 The bright green, unripe dates called kimri are mashed in a basket, releasing some of their tannin-loaded juices.

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By the next day the kimri have turned a mud color and lost much of their bitterness.

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These kimri are then put in a ceramic jar which is wrapped in a blanket and left overnight.

14. Saving seeds for planting 1991

Dates ripen in four stages, which are known throughout the world by their Arabic names kimri (unripe), khalal (full-size, crunchy), rutab (ripe, soft), tamr (ripe, sun-dried).

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