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.
Basic information on jujube
| Scientific name: | Ziziphus zizyphus |
| Synonym: | Ziziphus jujuba |
| English: | Jujube Red date Chinese date |
| Dutch: | Jujube Chinese jujube |
| Spanish: | Azufaifo |
| French: | Jujubier commun |
| German: | Chinesische Jujube |
| Italian: | Giuggiolo Dattero cinese |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Order: | Rosales |
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| Uses: | Eat jujube fresh as a snack or dessert. It is similar to apple. |
Jujube photos
Proverbs about jujube
- 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
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