Date
Kabkab
Description
Its consumption is mostly in moist and dates. Unlike other dates, Kabkab dates have a bitter taste when they are unripe and prickly. Oval fruit weighing about 15 grams with a semi-dry texture of light yellow color, the thickness of the shell is thick. Khark ripens in the beginning of Amardad, but the harvesting of its fully ripe fruit (dates) starts in the middle of Shahrivar and continues until the middle of Mehr.
This date is considered one of the more varieties. The thorn of this variety cannot be used, so it must be cooked and dried before consumption. Kabkab variety is one of the most important and abundant varieties of Dashtestan city (Bushehr province) and Khesht and Kamaraj region in Kazeroon.
This variety is also cultivated in large quantities in other date-growing areas such as Khormouj, Behbahan, Kazerun, Qirokarzin, Tabas, Tangestan and Farashband. In terms of economic importance in Iran, Shahani and Mozafati are after the colonies.
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