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Where to buy dates and not pay a fortune?

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  • 15-02-2016 10:40pm
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    Rowley Birkin QC
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    Making a lot of food with dates as an ingredient lately (home made Nakd bars and alternative key lime pie being two particularly delicious options! ) and finding dates expensive and not always easy to get.

    Any ideas/options for bricks and mortar or online stores that would be better value?

    Thanks!


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    tea_and_cake
    Registered Users Posts: 370 ✭✭tea_and_cake


    Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »
    Making a lot of food with dates as an ingredient lately (links removed) being two particularly delicious options! ) and finding dates expensive and not always easy to get.

    Any ideas/options for bricks and mortar or online stores that would be better value?

    Thanks!

    I get amazing dates in the Islamic Centre in Clonskeagh. A box of 50ish costs €2.80 and they are gooey, toffeey and so tasty. They are the best I've found so far.


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    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    Cheers. At the risk of asking a daft question, is there a supermarket or something similar there?


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    huskerdu
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    Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »
    Cheers. At the risk of asking a daft question, is there a supermarket or something similar there?

    Yes, there is a great food shop in the Islamic Cultural centre. They have lots of interesting middle eastern ingredients and good value in large bags of rice. Well worth a trip.

    The restaurant is great as well. Its a casual place where you queue to get the food at the counter, but the food is amazing.


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    tea_and_cake
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    Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »
    Cheers. At the risk of asking a daft question, is there a supermarket or something similar there?
    Yes as Husker said there is a small shop to the left of the restaurant but they have amazing spices, dates olives and other tasty food items. Worth a visit.


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    Polka_Dot
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    I've gotten these before in Dealz: http://www.dealz.ie/food-and-drink/sweets-and-snacks/fruit-nut/dried-pitted-dates-425g


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