Nuts - Chefs Tricks

70 Percent of the World’s Macadamia Nuts Came From One Tree in Australia

LAST WEEK, A SHOCKING DISCOVERY rattled the relatively stagnant field of commercial macadamia nut research. The vast majority of the world’s commercial macadamia crops originated from a single 19th-century tree in the tiny town of Gympie in Queensland, Australia, according to a new study in Frontiers in Plant Science. It’s basically the Genghis Khan of …

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Coconuts – Interesting Facts

History, Nuts / By Graham Campbell

In early Sanskrit writings from the 4th century BC (as well as Tamil literature from 1st – 4th century AD) coconuts have been mentioned and was referred to as kalpa vriksha or the ‘the tree that fulfils all needs’ and in Indonesia it is said the coconut has as many uses as there are days …

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Almonds are not nuts

Ingredients, Nuts, Odds & ends / By Graham Campbell

An almond is the seed of an almond tree. The tree bears fruits with a stone-like seed in the middle (the almond). These fruits are called Drupes. Walnut and coconut trees are drupes. Some flowering plants that produce drupes are coffee, jujube, mango, olive, most palms (including date, coconut and oil palms), pistachio, white sapote, and all members of the genus Prunus, including the almond ,apricot, cherry, damson, nectarine, peach, and plum.

Peanuts are not nuts

Ingredients, Nuts, Odds & ends / By Graham Campbell

They are legumes, grown underground. Also called Groundnuts, Goobers, Goober peas, Earth nuts, Monkey nuts and Grass nuts.

Toasting walnuts

Alternatives, Nuts / By Graham Campbell

Toast walnuts in the microwave. Spread in a single layer on plate. Start with 30 sec and then do 10 sec increments. Much more even result, plus easier and faster than stove top or oven.