Direct Fresh Eating Fresh dates = a fruit that can be eaten directly. It has a sweet and refreshing flavor. Wash it with water after picking and then eat it directly. This is the easiest and most common way to eat dates. 2. Drinking dates in wine Coconut trees can also be used to make wine. Usually, fresh dates can be rinsed to remove the core, and appropriate amounts of rock sugar and rice wine can be added together. Once fermentation is complete, the wine will be tasted and extracted. 3. 3. cook porridge and drink dates and coconuts are good ingredients for porridge. When people cook congee, they can prepare the right amount of rice, millet and black rice, mung beans and red beans, as well as ingredients such as longan and hazelnut, and then prepare about.