Qatar's locally grown 'kanar' a hit at farmers' market

Qatar's locally grown 'kanar' a hit at farmers' market

Qatar Living
By Qatar Living

An interesting addition to the farmers' market (Al Mazrooa) in Umm Salal this season is the locally grown plums commonly known in the Qatari parlance as Kanar.

According to a salesman at one of the outlets in Al Mazrooa, the demand for kanar is so much so that he alone has sold around 200kg in the past two days.

The farm he works for is located in Umm Qarn and has hundreds of plum trees which produce some 150 to 200kg of Kanar a day. Kanar season starts mid-January to May, the salesman said.

Kanar, according to nutritionists, has several key minerals and is rich in vitamin C - it contains at least 20 times more vitamin C than any citrus fruit and is considered a medicine for various diseases.

Kanar is available at Al Mazrooa in one and five kilo packets. The one kilo packet costs QR10 while the five kilo box is available for only QR25. [Read more on The Peninsula]

Have you tried Kanar in Qatar before?

By Nanofilm• 7 Feb 2016 09:16
Nanofilm

thursday to saturday...7am to 5pm

By Sockakshi• 7 Feb 2016 09:06
Sockakshi

what is the timing of the market

By masadeq• 6 Feb 2016 18:03
masadeq

Thank you so much for the link!

By ash_ahk• 6 Feb 2016 12:36
ash_ahk

https://www.google.com.qa/maps/@25.4339979,51.3798174,704m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

By Nanofilm• 6 Feb 2016 10:24
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Nanofilm

or gps Al Mazrouh Farmer's Market, Qatar

By masadeq• 6 Feb 2016 10:23
masadeq

Can someone please put a map link for the locations of the farmer's markets? Or at least the one in Umm Salal? Thanks.

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