Mazafati

Variety of Date palm · Phoenix dactylifera

The dark, juicy-soft fresh date of Bam – cold-stored and highly aromatic.

Also known as: Mozafati, Bam Date, Kimia Date

🇮🇷 Iran

Taste & characteristics

mildsweetaromatic

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Dark, very soft and moist date with high moisture content and a rich, sweet-aromatic flavour; kept refrigerated.

Core cultivar of the Bam region (Kerman), Iran.

High yield; a major export cultivar, often traded as "Kimia".

Dioecious: female cultivar, requires a male pollen donor. Needs refrigeration due to high moisture.

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