Based on the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Naif - Prince of the Eastern Province - and after the Al-Ahsa Dates Marketing Festival, “Oh, the Sweetest Dates 2023,” which is organized by Al-Ahsa Municipality in cooperation with its partners in the Municipality’s heritage castle, witnessed a wide turnout of visitors, the festival was extended for an additional two weeks. In light of the continued holding of the festival’s activities amid a large attendance of visitors, citizens and those coming from the sisterly Gulf countries and tourists from various countries of the world.
In addition, the organizing committee interacted with the National Day of the sisterly State of Kuwait, as the interactive screens at the festival site turned into expressive panels with the appearance of the unified slogan (an established history), while offering expressions of congratulations to the brothers in the State of Kuwait on this occasion.
While the date market tent recorded a remarkable turnout from visitors during the past days, which contributed to increasing sales of manufactured dates and transformational products, including the date vinegar product, which is in great demand from visitors due to its multiple uses in cooking and adding it to the salad dish, in addition to the (Amlou) product, which is mentioned Some people are interested in the fact that it is beneficial for athletes. It is made from Al-Ahsa sesame after it is squeezed and then date molasses and olive oil are added to it.
While those in charge of the interactive kitchen continue to offer more dishes related to dates, the latest of which is the kunafa dish stuffed with dates.