Dates

[bengativo6]

i remember when i was 10 years old my granpa and grandma took us there to the shields this was back on 1986 from our way going to l.a to our way back home in calexico ,it was like a stop rest for us ,since they had to drive about 4 hours ,now that i moved in palm desert is just a few miles fromm where i live

[speakingart15]

Please check out my Medjool Date video! (smile). appropriately titked "Sweeter Than Honey".

[casio6974]

Great presentation on dates. In Saudi we have the same ingredients but we use yogurt instead of ice-cream!

[ChefTips]

@casio6974 Thank you! The yogurt sound wonderful. Do you add anything else to it? Cheers, Jason

[ChrisFlipsAlot]

You are one corny fella chefman

[juframo63]

Oh my god, I had one of this milkshakes at Hadley's an Orchard fruit Stand near Morongo Valley going to Indio, CA and boy. DELICIOUS.

[ChefTips]

@juframo63

Hadley's is a great place to stop! Thanks for commenting juframo63! =]

[eatingperson]

Melk?

[tastygarlic]

Chef, would you suggest peeling the dates first? Maybe a vid on seeding and peeling them... use a lobster fork and tourne knife... anyway, we have to push everything through a shinois at least ten times (it seems) before it ever sees a customer. =D

[ChefTips]

Hi there! No, we don't peel the dates, just be sure they are pitted. Why do you peel the dates? Just curious..

[tastygarlic]

If it has a skin we peel it - beets, grapes, fingerling & potatos, dates, turning and peeling mushrooms, skin on squid and baby octopus, beans, tomatos, plums, ect... The dates are one of the amuse-bouche (stood on end, filled with a sweet creme fraiche type filling piped in) - I can peel, slice and yolk a quail egg in about 10 seconds, lol... (I stage two days a week at a French Haute Cuisine restaurant just for fun; hang-out with the always chipper kitchen brigade! : ) I'm just the grunt. =D

[ChefTips]

Ah yes. For haute cuisine, I understand! That amuse bouche sounds delicious!

[chuckwalla7775]

I can't wait to try this shake! My dad just came back from Indio with a big bag of dates and I've been looking for date recipes to try. This one looks really good. Thanks! :)

[ChefTips]

Thanks! Hope you enjoy it! The dates taste SO good with the ice cream!

[teaguen8879]

i cant eat dates :( i get sick

[peaceful7702]

Hi Chef, never knew I can make an icecream shake with dates.This is so tempting!!! Looks really good.Going to try it :).Thank you.

[ChefTips]

Hi! You will love this shake! Let me know how it turns out. Take care, Jason

[sancosu]

so will this be sweet? coz i dont see u adding any sugar... or is it the sweetness of the dates and ice cream? plus... i saw that ur dates are coated with some sort of syrup.. i have dried dates at home... will that do?

[ChefTips]

Hi! The dates are incredibly sweet. Our dates were not coated in syrup. We got them from Shields Date Gardens in Indio. You can buy the date crystals there, which are dried and work really well for date shakes. Dried should be fine. Just rehydrate them a bit before starting the recipe. Hope you enjoy it! Jason

[brian8793]

Dates probably contain more sugar than any other fruit on the planet. Ice Cream has tons of sugar in it, and milk also has sugar added to it.

So yeah, it's probably sweet and delicious:)

[lenhoj85]

hey I live there! GO SO CAL!!!!

[ChefTips]

Ha! I live here to!

[manjuiceblaine]

You are adorable

[ChefTips]

Thank you!

[BestFruitNow]

Looks great, I'm gonna give it a try!

[ChefTips]

Cool! Enjoy!

[seanfanning1]

Wow looks good, what do you use to mash the dates?

[ChefTips]

You can put them in a food processor, or chop them with a knife. They will mix up in the blender as well.

[ChefMerlin]

I'm not a big date fan, but I'm glad you enjoyed those date shakes.

Say, did you ever have a plate of dates and say to your wife, "Care for a date?" and when she said, "Okay," say, "How about next Friday?"

LoL... I couldn't resist!

[ChefTips]

Ha! Thanks for that one ChefMerlin! =]

[BuIIfr0g]

@ChefMerlin How could you not like dates?! :P

[Acules08]

Man oh man, your facial expressions are priceless. When you first sipped your shake at that date place, I was literally laughing out loud. ROFL!

[ChefTips]

Ha ha! Thanks for the comment. Glad you got a laugh. We were having too much fun checking this place out!

[mikelangley62]

I love dates and that looks great. Thanks

[ChefTips]

Thanks! Hope you find time to try the recipe. Cheers! Jason

[drewacousticca]

hey there. My names andrew. i'm going to school for "chef" I'm reallt interested n your show can you please give me any tips.. I want to make this my career

[Xephon212]

Nothing says Valentines Day like the sex lives of dates!

:)

[ChefTips]

Lol! Thanks for that comment! =]

[Maangchi]

It looks delicious! Easy recipe to follow, thank you!

[ChefTips]

Thank you for commenting Maangchi!

[fastpistoleros]

never had em ...supposed to very ,very nutritious!

I will have to try them out now.

[ChefTips]

I really enjoyed sampling the different varieties. The medjool was my favorite.

[mand1sh3p]

I dont care for dates, but my mom (who grew up in Florida) LOVES them...Ima send this to her...

Might try this myself...looks good.

[ChefTips]

Hi mand1sh3p! Thanks for commenting and thanks for passing on my video to your mom.

Jason

[Crazydog500]

Stop making good stuff lol i want to try this now 5stars

[ChefTips]

Thanks for the rating and comment Crazydog500!

[Sror3d]

Dood that looks delicious haha :)

nice mustache haha

Keep up the good work man!

[ChefTips]

Lol!  Thanks for the comment.

[killervegeta1234]

what do dates taste like?

im not sure to buy the if im not going to like them

[ChefTips]

They are sweet and chewy and have almost a honey flavor.

[blkcatqueen]

Thanks for the tips :-) I had the pleasure of finding some fresh black sphinx dates at a local specialty food store. They are very rare and come from a few trees in Nevada. It was nice to learn about this shop and different types of dates.

[CaliforniaTravelTips]

I just mixed this shake with three shots of espresso. Wow, that was good!

[ChefTips]

Yes, I saw that. It looked real good. :P

[yamimakaiz]

and my friends told me that i couldn't get a date!

who's laughing now

[ChefTips]

Funny! =]

[SngFish1147]

you should have a TV show

[ChefTips]

Lol!  Thanks!

[GooGoowa]

Hehehehe Cute mustache ^_^

thanx for the great idea! here in kuwait we eat dates everyday!!! i'll be trying this recipe :D you can make it with youghurt and water insted of icecream and milk (youghurt mixxed with water makes a drink we call (leban) in kuwaity hehe and we always drink it with eating dates :)

[ChefTips]

That drink sounds good. Thanks for posting. I will be doing your garlic sauce recipe soon.....  =]

[GooGoowa]

Gee!!! Thanx a lot!! :D

i can't wait!! well in that recipe i told you to use one clove of garlic... but that was wrong i meant 4 cloves *^_^*

love your vids :D

[7seveng7]

Another recipe that I'll have to try. Looks delicious and very easy to make. Great video as usual.

- Paul Seveng

[ChefTips]

Thanks for commenting Paul!

[sarahhhah]

yum anoda great recipe !!

[ChefTips]

Thanks sarahhhah!

[queenfee]

I simply adore your videos. Great job....

[ChefTips]

Hi queenfee!

Thanks so much for the nice comment. I really appreciate that!

Cheers,

Jason

[silverfoxcondor46]

Like the mustache;) 

Got milk?

[ChefTips]

Lol! We did one take with the mustache, and one without. My wife chose the mustache!

[DustinHsiao]

Mmm... that looks awesome, Jason. I don't eat anything with dates very often, but we have this Persian grocer I used to go to when I lived closer by. I should pick up some dates from there and try this.

Hahaha! I guess it's snowing loads where you are too. :P

Cheers,

Dustin

[ChefTips]

There are a lot of date recipes on the net to check out. They are a great snack on there own as well.

And yes, we just got a foot of snow here. I am tired of shoveling. :P

Thanks again for your comments Dustin!

Cheers,

Jason

[MadBadVoodo]

Great Video Man!!

Five Stars!!

[ChefTips]

Thanks MadBadVoodo!

[mukwah1111]

Hi Jason Fun video In Canada we eat Date Squares...cookie base, date filling, crumble topping...cut into squares. Must be an English influenced dessert because there doesnt appear to be any such thing here in America. Anyway great video

[ChefTips]

Those date squares sound good! I will have to look that up. Thanks for posting that info mukwah1111!

[islamonly1]

Great video....