A creamy, new date butter created by a talented young Turkish
Cypriot chef is being launched at Selfridges. From today, Selin Kiazim’s luxury
Medjool Date Butter will be available for purchase exclusively from the
department store’s Food Hall.
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| The Medjool is the 'king of the dates'. Photo: sincerelynuts.com |
The date (or hurma in
Turkish) is one of the oldest cultivated fruits in the world, with references
dating back to 4,000 BC. The Koran calls it one of the ‘fruits of paradise’ and
many Muslims break their daily 30-day Ramazan
fast with a date.
Soft, sweet and sticky with a rich, caramel-like flavour, the
Medjool variety grows in the Middle East and
has long been regarded as the ‘king of the dates’. Selin has been using it in her
own date butter recipe, served at her pop-up restaurants with
diners going wild for it.
After six months of hard work, the award-winning chef has created
a take-away variety of her delicious butter, which she advises should be “spread on artisan breads with a light
sprinkling of sea salt for a tasting experience like no other”.
Selin will be at the Selfridges Food Hall between midday and 4pm
today and tomorrow, 20th and 21st August, to hand out
tastings, so do go and say hello if you are in the area.
Widely tipped as “one of London ’s
hottest up-and-coming chefs”, the 24-year-old is gearing up to opening her new
restaurant Oklava in London
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