Dates harvest season begins in Oman – Times of Oman

Dates harvest season begins in Oman – Times of Oman

Muscat: Several governorates in Oman these days are witnessing one of the famous local activities associated with date-palm production known as 'Tabseel'.

It is celebrated annually by the Omani farmer and is also considered one of the most important agricultural seasons due to its economic return and usually continues for two to three weeks.

The process of Tabseel is the cooking of certain types of dates, the most important of which is locally known as 'Al Mabsali,' which is the main kind for the production of what is locally called 'Busoor' and other kinds such as 'Al Madlouki and Abu Naranja,' which are boiled in copper pots that are resistant to rust and bear high temperature.

Tabseel process begins after the dates have ripened and turn yellow 'Busoor.' Then the Busoor are put in large copper boilers filled with water and are cooked and boiled for 15 to 20 minutes until the Busoor seeds are well cooked, locally called 'Al Faghoor.'

Then it is left in open places in the sun to get dried for 5 to 10 days. This process varies depending on weather conditions and temperature and when Al Faghoor gets dry, it is packed, put into bags and then sold or