Red Dates Pitted 500g | Hong Zao 紅棗

Seedless red dates (去核紅棗), 500g. Da zao are the sweet, wrinkled jujubes that go into almost every Chinese tonic soup and herbal tea — pitted here, which saves the fiddly job of removing the stones yourself.

• 500g bag of pitted red dates (jujube)
• Already de-seeded — ready to use straight from the bag
• Naturally sweet, chewy and richly caramelised
• Goes into soups, teas, congee and desserts
• One of the most-used ingredients in Chinese home cooking

Traditional use of Red Dates

Da Zao is described in Chinese medicine as tonifying qi and harmonising the other herbs in a formula. It appears in a huge proportion of classical prescriptions, partly for its own action and partly to soften harsher herbs.

Names for this herb

Pinyin Hong Zao · Chinese 紅棗 (simplified 红枣) · also written 大棗 · also written 去核紅棗 · pharmaceutical Latin Fructus Jujubae · botanical name Ziziphus jujuba · English: red dates, Chinese jujube, pitted red dates · Cantonese: hung jou

Chinese herbs are sold under many names. If you were given a different name or a prescription slip you cannot match, send it to us and we will identify it for you.

Traditional use information is provided for general education only and is not medical advice. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult a qualified practitioner before use, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a health condition. Keep out of reach of children.