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Our story = our dates
WE HAVE DISCOVERED A TREASURE AND WANT TO SHARE IT
A LITTLE ABOUT US
My name is Magda Hornová. Since 2008, we lived with our family in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, where my husband and I worked for a leading Czech glass company and thus represented the best of us, beautiful Czech glass, to the world. After 13 long years, we returned to the Czech Republic and brought with us the best that we found in the Emirates. We fell in love with dates and the experience we want to convey to you through our Datlea brand.
GETTING TO KNOW THE DATES
Social events in the Gulf region very often begin with the offering of dates and coffee. We knew dates from the Christmas table, and we didn't like them because we didn't know what real dates should taste like. Here, however, we found the best dates in the world, which thrive here thanks to the climatic conditions, just like in central Bohemia, Žatec hops or wine in Italy and France.
DATES AND COFFEE
Dates first caught our attention with their taste, texture, richness and variety of different types and thus the experiences of eating them. Of course, dates are not just a delicacy and over time they have become part of the "a few minutes for yourself" ritual for us, which we can indulge in and feel good thanks to them and coffee.
DATES AND HEALTH
The local hosts always emphasized to us how healthy, full of vitamins and minerals dates are. Over time, we began to realize that if we have a cake or cookie as a sweet, we feel heavy, while dates allow us to have something sweet and still feel light and healthy. Only later did we start to deal with the acidity of food and one of the benefits of dates is that they have an alkaline effect on the body.
DATE AS BREAD OF NOT ONLY DESERT
Life in the area of the United Arab Emirates, which today is associated with luxury, was very difficult even 70 years ago. Dates were an important source of vitamins and minerals for the local population. We realized how excellent "food" dates are during the covid lock-downs, when in the absence of open restaurants, we took dates in the car on all-day work trips, which was also very practical due to the ease of consumption.
DATES AND SPORTS
It is not possible to consume most foods before and during sports performance. We have seen bananas from top tennis players as a food that can be eaten during performance. Of course, we also tried dates. My husband is an active tennis player and often plays late in the evening with the last meal being lunch. It is dates and banana that will provide energy, suppress the feeling of hunger and at the same time not burden digestion. Our daughter is an active gymnast and has a four-hour training session three times a week. Even in her case, dates are a popular source of easily digestible energy.
WE WANT TO PROVIDE OTHERS WITH AN EXPERIENCE THAT EXCITES US...
We wondered for a long time whether Europeans would be willing to give dates a chance. We finally decided to go for it. We will simply try to convey the experience that once captivated us to others. We started preparing for the launch of our business. We first went to the farms, where we looked for the best growers and producers. We tried all kinds of producers and varieties and selected the best products.
WE ARE ESTABLISHING DATLEA
After months of work, we finally stood on the starting line. We founded the Datlea.cz e-shop. We look forward to showing as many people as possible that real dates are not just another dried fruit, but an exclusive and healthy delicacy that you can enjoy.
