Iraq is a major producer of dates. Date syrup is canned and
exported to all over the World. It is very nutritious natural sweetener. Iraqis
use it in their cooking and baking. We usually purchase it in a jar from Middle
Eastern grocery stores. You can make
your own syrup too.
Iraqis pour the syrup in a bowl and drizzle tahini over it
and they call it (Rashi wa Dibis). They stir it and spread it on bread like
peanut butter and jelly. It is served for breakfast and as a snack during the
day or with tea.
We drizzle date syrup over the cream (
qeemar) and eat it for breakfast. My mother used to make scrambled eggs and
drizzle date syrup over them for breakfast.
Date Syrup with Tahini (Rashi wa Dibis)