Žižole: History, Benefits, and Culinary Uses of the Jujube Fruit
The jujube—known across parts of South Asia and the Mediterranean as žižole, ber, red date, or Chinese date—is one of humanity’s oldest cultivated fruits. Wrinkled like a tiny date when fully dried and crisp like an apple when fresh, it has quietly nourished civilizations for millennia. Today, chefs, nutritionists, and home cooks are rediscovering its … Read more