Eating dates becomes a social media trend: Sweet if bitten vertically, bitter if bitten horizontally?

Many social media platforms are flooded with clips of people eating dates. What netizens are talking about is whether the 'secret' of biting vertically or horizontally really determines the sweetness of this fruit?

Many people ate the bright yellow dates and recorded clips to share their feelings with everyone. Following the "tips" of netizens, they tried biting the dates horizontally and then vertically to compare, their expressions changing: sometimes they wrinkled slightly because of the astringency, sometimes they nodded and smiled because of the sweetness. The clips received millions of views and many enthusiastic comments.

Account Hien Bui commented: "I find it sweet whether bitten horizontally or vertically, the important thing is that I buy ripe fruit with a tanned skin". Friend Hong Hanh wrote: "I find the skin astringent but the flesh sweet and remove the seeds. It's okay to eat but too sweet, like sugarcane". Nickname Cam Duyen expressed: "I like to eat this fruit, it's sweet. Where I buy it, it's 150,000 - 200,000 VND/kg".

Ms. Dao Thi Ly (in Hanoi ) said that many people are interested in fresh dates and are buying them to try. She also read that biting the fruit vertically in the direction of the fibers will make it crispier, easier to separate the fibers, and importantly, less astringent.

"I realized that most fruits will ripen first or at the end. If you bite horizontally into the unripe part, it will be astringent, or if you bite into the ripe part, it will be sweet. I bite vertically to eat both parts evenly in my mouth, the astringent taste will be less. The peels often have astringent substances, so I remove all the peels and the fibrous part in the middle to make it easier to eat. After peeling and removing the fibrous part, only the pulp remains, which is really delicious, irresistibly sweet, cool, and crunchy," said Ms. Ly.

Ms. Ly displays dates at home.

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According to Ms. Ly, if the buyer chooses a fully ripe fruit, it will be sweet, and there is no need to bite it horizontally or vertically. Each time, she usually buys a whole branch of about 5-6 kg to eat and display at a price of 70,000-80,000 VND/kg.

Ms. Pham Thi Phuong Mai (34 years old, in Lao Cai) - owner of the TikTok channel Mai Tay Bac also shared her experience when eating dates. She was given a date by someone in An Giang , when she received it, the date was still bright yellow and beautiful.

Many people peel dates to reduce the astringency.

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"Dates will have two ends, the part near the stem will be sweeter than the bottom. When bitten lengthwise, the sweet and astringent taste will be neutralized between the two ends, making it easier to eat. Therefore, if you bite horizontally but right at the part near the stem, the taste will also be sweet, not as astringent as the end. Young dates will have a brighter color, more astringent than dark-colored dates with cracks. Ripe dates will be very sweet, when peeled, there will be almost no astringent taste," said Ms. Phuong Mai.

Ms. Nguyen Phuong (26 years old, in Hoa Hung ward, Ho Chi Minh City) said that a few days ago she bought dates for 100,000 VND/kg. "At first, I didn't know how to eat them. I bit them and ate the skin, but it tasted bitter. After searching online, I decided to peel them, which is easier to eat. They taste sweet and not too bitter," Ms. Phuong shared.

According to a nutritionist, dates are rich in nutrients, antioxidants, fiber, natural sugars, etc. This fruit has a high calorie content and its sweetness makes it easy for many people to overeat. Therefore, people should only eat dates in moderation for good health.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/an-cha-la-thanh-trend-mang-xa-hoi-can-doc-thi-ngot-can-ngang-thi-chat-185250828163641209.htm