Hinney is the first winter dish of Najdi homes: fresh brown bread is crumbled and kneaded with pitted Sukkari or Khudri dates and a touch of cardamom, then drenched in hot ghee until it binds and gleams. It was served to guests and to field workers before dawn — long-lasting energy from the fewest ingredients.
The warmth of a Najdi winter Najd
Hinney حنيني
Pitted dates kneaded with brown wheat bread and ghee, served warm through cold Najdi winter nights.
The ReimaginingHinney Mille-Feuille
A deconstructed mille-feuille: caramelized date cream layered between toasted wheat crisps and edible gold.
Ingredients
Brown wheat breadSukkari datesGheeCardamom
Date varieties used
The gold of Al-QassimSukkari Dates
Sukkari is a golden, exceptionally sweet date from Al-Qassim — crisp when dry and melting when soft — and the Kingdom's most sought-after variety.
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The everyday dateKhudri Dates
Khudri is a dark reddish-brown, wrinkled date with moderate sweetness and an affordable price — among the most widely grown and exported Saudi dates.
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