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Awesome and unique dates
By: John P Valentine (Jul 22, 2008)
Awesome, unique fresh dates! Last year (August 2007) I ordered dates from Pato's for the first time. I was curious about the 'fresh' dates as described on LocalHarvest (that is, dates that were not dried like the ones you get in most grocery stores). I ordered the Mariana dates ('khalal stage'), which Pato's says are the first ones to ripen in the season (in early August). All I can say is that they were incredible. Totally unique; nothing like the dried dates you get in the store. They were crispy like good apples with a slightly astringent taste (in a good way... somewhat tannic... like a good dry wine). I shared some with a Lebanese friend who went nuts about them because she has been living in the States for a long time and had not had fresh dates in years. She said that they reminded her of the fresh dates that they have in Lebanon. After a few days they began to ripen more, and became sweeter and sweeter, but my Lebanese friend and I ate them pretty fast since to us they were best with the astringent taste and crunchy texture. We live in South Carolina... no date palms here... just palmetto trees... and Pato's got them to us quickly and they arrived in good shape. I have been anxiously awaiting the 2008 date season!
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A Visit to Pato's
By: Amber Radwanski (Apr 21, 2008)
My husband and I took a visit to Pato's on a cross-country trip during September of last year, and I'm so thankful that we made the stop. Doug showed us around the place, gave us tastings of his incredible dates, and talked with us about being a farmer in the desert. He cares for each and every one of his date palms like they were one of his beloved ducks! We'll make sure to stop by for a visit next time we are passing through Thermal!
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