One of the oldest recipes known to man. Features stuffed dates, cinnamon honey and ground almonds. From the food and travel website, www.robinbenzle...
Nice vid! But wait a second, they are called *tiger nut* sweets. Tiger Nuts or Chufa Nuts were one of Egypt's most important cultivated plants, so wouldn't the name of the food suggest that the original recipe contained actual Tiger Nuts or Chufa nuts? Just a hypothesis but considering Cufa Nuts taste a bit like sweeter almonds, perhaps it was used to coat the outside instead of almonds?
I was doing some research and i found a different recipe for the tiger nut sweets which do call for Chufa Nuts. its similar to this but makes a dough with chopped dates in it instead. interesting :) I'll try both i think. ancientfoods.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/tigernuts/
Murphy is getting so big!! I love the baby talk--my oldest daughter did the same all the time!! Oh, the date's look really good too!!
Thanks! I got that in North Dakota from an Indian tribe..
Oooo! I have everything to make these... They look just yummy. Adorable baby too!
I was watching her and thought, heck, why not just include her in the video. She did great!
Murphy is just precious! And I love that necklace you're wearing! Care to share where it's from? :)
Oh and the recipe looks delicious too!
wow!!! this looks delicious!!
Nephania Black They're quite tasty!
That was hilarious when she yawned a big yawn after you mentioned the history of food...hahaha
Awwww! Cute baby.’pardon me’ 😂
Thanks - and thanks!
Haha...this, they do! Thank you!
Wow! I hope to make this for a holiday party someday. What kind of dates do you use? I like medjool dates-- they are my favorite in the world!
Same here!
at school we made tiger nuts sweets tasty
+Rebecca Maria Yea, I like dates every now and then.
Babies always tell the truth. And you look great, by the way.
Nice vid! But wait a second, they are called *tiger nut* sweets. Tiger Nuts or Chufa Nuts were one of Egypt's most important cultivated plants, so wouldn't the name of the food suggest that the original recipe contained actual Tiger Nuts or Chufa nuts? Just a hypothesis but considering Cufa Nuts taste a bit like sweeter almonds, perhaps it was used to coat the outside instead of almonds?
I was doing some research and i found a different recipe for the tiger nut sweets which do call for Chufa Nuts. its similar to this but makes a dough with chopped dates in it instead. interesting :) I'll try both i think.
ancientfoods.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/tigernuts/
vulkein I've heard about the dough version, but I thought it might be tricky to work with because the dates are so sticky - but, go for it!
RobinBenzle What about Tiger Nuts, have you tried those in the recipe before?
pecans in ancient egypt are you sure!?
Although there was a type of pecan back then, mostly they stuffed the dates with walnuts. (There were no walnuts at the store when we filmed!).
RobinBenzle Or perhaps THAT is where the Chufa nuts or Tiger Nuts came into play. Perhaps the dates were stuffed with them.