Jujube

I was sold some dried jujube in the Culver City market in LA. 'Good for your blood, iron and vitamin C' the stall holder told me. He also said they tasted like dates. They may be related to the date family but they really do not taste like dates. Wikipedia says they taste like apples. They do not taste like apples, either.
Crisp, red and brittle on the outside; the inside texture is not dissimilar to roof lagging. I suppose they taste bland and like a powdery sherbet.
The Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese use the jujube to make potions, teas, medicine, potpouri, love spells...in fact everything from the fresh and dried drupes with a strangely voodoo sounding name.