KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 ― Dates have come to be synonymous with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan but there was a time when these sweet dried fruits were not a fast-breaking staple in Malaysia.
“In fact, there’s a kampung called Parit Kurma in Muar which dates back to 1924,” he said. The village is also called Parit Keroma. From there, Malaysia’s date fruit import data shows that from importing 5,000 metric tonnes a year in 2003, Malaysia imported around 25,000 metric tonnes of dates in 2019.
After inheriting his father’s convenience store in 1982, Malik said he made the decision to import dates from various Middle Eastern countries including Iran, Iraq and Egypt. Adira Adipso showing reporters from Malay Mail a sample of Rimbun Serai's 'sunnah' food hampers. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
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