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Cashews, brazil nuts or even almonds are all fine so long as you quickly toast them first they taste awesome.
by andy_ppp 5y ago
Cashews, brazil nuts or even almonds are all fine so long as you quickly toast them first they taste awesome.
- darkwater 5y agoNo they are not, I belong to the Pesto Striking force and you can definitely tell the difference. :) On the other hand there are smaller, cheaper pine nuts coming from China available here in Europe that are pretty OK for the job. But I'm bit worried by how they are collected, labor wise.
- AdamN 5y agoI generally don't buy any food from China - simply don't trust the health regulations. Seaweed I get from Japan or US, pine nuts - anywhere but China. Of course I'm sure I'm getting quite a bit from China when I'm in restaurants but imho it's not a binary thing - just try to reduce risk.
- andy_ppp 5y agoI didn't say they don't taste different, just as good. One of the best (and Italian) chefs in the world uses bread not nuts so I think the swapping for different nuts isn't the end of the world. Massimo Bottura: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adyRuV2eJlM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adyRuV2eJlM
- tomcam 5y agoYou two have opened up my eyes. These actually sound better than pine nuts to me