* Mabroom dates are a type of soft dry date variety that is grown mainly in Saudi Arabia. * The mabroom has a dark maroon colour, with an elongated shape. Mildly sweet and chewy flesh. * Mabroom dates have a long slender body. * They have skin that is almost translucent and dark brown in colour. * The flesh has supple wrinkles. * The mabroom date is not very sweet but has a characteristic taste and chewy flesh. When dried, it has a unique texture that is both soft and firm, with a fibrous taste. * They are similar to Khudri dates but are longer and smaller in size. They have a light colour and look wrinkled in appearance but they do not flake.
