Date honey, date syrup, date molasses, debes (arabic: دِبس, pronounced [dibs]), or rub (arabic: رُب, pronounced [rubb]; hebrew: דְּבַש תמרים dvash tmarim or סילאן, silan; persian: شیره خرما) is a thick dark brown, very sweet fruit syrup extracted from dates. it is widely used in middle eastern cooking.
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