Dates: Blessed Fruit
Dates, one of the crucial ingredients of Okonomi Sauce, are a fruit with great vitality as they are cultivated in the deserts of the Near and Middle East. It is described in the Koran as a food given to us by God and is an essential food for Muslims when fasting during Ramadan. It has been loved as a nutritional food of the caravans that have roamed the desert since ancient times, and is known as the "Blessed Fruit" due to containing plentiful amounts not only of sugar but also various minerals such as iron and calcium, as well as dietary fiber and various vitamins.