摩洛哥冷知识：全球知名的摩洛哥红枣

摩洛哥的枣子 dates 很有名，每年都向全世界出口很多。

摩洛哥种的枣树和我们这的不太一样，是海枣 date palm，长得像棕榈树：

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这种树产出来的枣子才是英语中说的 dates，而中国的大枣和它并不是同一个东西，我们的这种叫 Chinese-date

所以海枣晒出来的红枣和我们这的红枣是不太一样的：

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海枣不光是摩洛哥菜里的一个重要原料，而且这种树在《创 世纪》中被称为“生命之树”，它对伊斯兰教来说有很重要的意义。

One of the Most popular exports from Morocco is their world-famous dates. They export more than 90,000 tons of them each year to locations around the globe. Dates have played an important part in Moroccan cuisine for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence suggests the cultivation of dates all the way back in 6,000 BC in Arabia. The date palm was a major source of life for thousands of people throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa and is said to have provided people with thousands of different uses including thread, mattresses, lumber, rope, and many other household and dietary uses. Dates are also very important in Islam with the date palm regarded as the “tree of life” as mentioned in the Story of Genesis and also eaten to ceremoniously break fast during Ramadan.

摩洛哥最受欢迎的出口产品之一是该国举世闻名的枣子。摩洛哥每年向全球各地出口超过9万吨枣子。数千年来，枣子在摩洛哥美食中发挥着重要作用。考古证据表明，公元前6000年，阿拉伯半岛就有人种植枣树。枣树是许多中东人和北非人的主要生活来源，据说，它有上千种不同的用途，可以做成线、床垫、木材、绳子，还有许多家庭和饮食方面的其他用途。枣子在伊斯兰教中也是很重要的，《创 世纪》中曾提到，枣树被视为“生命之树”，而且在斋月期间，人们还会在正式的开斋仪式上吃枣子。