Jujube

Jujube is a tropical fruit resembling and tasting rather like small apples. On this page you find some basic information about jujube, and some photos and proverbs.

Jujube fruits in tree

Scientific name: Ziziphus zizyphus
Synonym: Ziziphus jujuba
Family: Rhamnaceae
Order: Rosales
Common names: Jujube, Red Date, Chinese Date
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Proverbs

  • I have tied my goat to a jujube tree. (i.e. She won’t have any trouble getting something to eat.)
  • The good men seem to be like coconuts. (Tough on the outside but soft inside). Others are like the jujube fruit. (Beautiful only on the outside but sour inside).

Recipes

Please send me a message if you have a jujube recipe to complete this page.