i agree. i have these for quick pick me ups to stave of hunger pangs before a dinner or just as a quick snack. they're pretty good. just like a healthier version of fignewtons.
i never wondered where they came from, i just always thought the deli owners bought them in bulk and packaged it themselves w/ saran wrap. knowing this, id still eat it :)
17 catherine street, an old apartment building, meat store one side, fish on the other. . .
I eat these things nearly every work day. Why did you wait so long to try them? They're awesome! I must admit though I thought they were from some ethnic bakery somewhere. No idea where they came from until reading your blog. Thanks!
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I just ran across this site and thought someone could help me. We are originally from Detroit MI and grew up with Awrey Bakery goods. We now live in CA and have a small store, a nut shop, in Temecula CA. We carry some MI products, among them , the Awrey Date Nut bar. It sells really well and we were actually buying it from their outlet store in Livonia MI. Since it's a product that is fairly popular, awrey, in its infinite wisdom, now refuses to ship out. It can only be bought through the big distributors and they won't bother with a small mom and pop store. If anybody knows where I can purchase these bars, please let me know.
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I have been eating these cookies for years and have always wondered where did they come from. Today I bought a pack fo the figs and the thought came to my mine to go on the internet and find out. Now the mystery is over. I thought the Koreans made and controlled them. They are the only ones that I know who sell them. Thanks for the research
I've been curious about these for a very long time...I just had my first one today, of the whole-wheat variety, and it was pretty tasty. But I totally thought it was stuffed with figs, rather than dates.
I read your blog entry on these, but I'm still sort of wondering...where is the recipe from? It seems like something they would make in Greece or somewhere in the Middle East. Did you ever figure that out?
Oh my god, the mystery is solved!! I've been wondering what those were ever since I became addicted to them while living in NYC for a couple years for grad school. I even posted a question on Yahoo Answers before getting the momentum to look for pictures of my vague guess on flickr (which brought me here, to this blog). Aren't you glad you finally tried one? They're the tastiest. Even better than black and white cookies.
I hate to tell you, because it seems so boring, but the Whole Foods in Chelsea carries organic chicken feet (and chicken backs, which are also great for soup) almost all the time. I load up on'em and make the best stock ever. Also, the guy at the Union Square Greenmarket with the organic eggs also sells chicken feet, but he tends to sell out early. And on a related note, when I was at Citarella in mid-February, they were selling stewing hens. I specifically asked, "You mean these are old hens, for soup?" And the guy said yes, they always carry them in the winter. Chinatown a helluva lot cheaper and more interesting, but...Citarella and Whole Foods a whole lot more convenient, at least for me.
An entertaining snack mystery. I wonder about things like this all the time -- thanks. So how do you find out the ingredients?
I used to work at a deli outside of San Francisco, and we carried the Date Nut Bars. I had no idea where they came from then (just part of a regular "baked goods" shipment), but they were a great snack to sustain me while stocking the soda fridge. I guess I figured it was a Bay Area thing until I saw them all over the place here in NY. They're pretty good though, give 'em a shot!
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