Warm and cosy date crumble

Qashd Al-Tamr

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4-6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Red Sea Cookbook: Over 100 family recipes and stories from Saudi Arabia

By Madeeha Qureshi

Published 2026

  • About

One bite of Qashd Al-Tamr, your eyes closed, and for a moment you will completely forget where the world is heading. For a moment, just a tiny moment, you are lost in the deep, dark noirs of treacly flavour, as if the universe has stopped. Washed down with a fragrant and ever-so-slightly bitter Saudi coffee, qashd is soul food at its best: nourishing and comforting.

Even though this beautiful dessert belongs to the central region of Al-Qaseem, qashd is made lovingly throughou