Pine nuts (also called pignoli) are the edible seeds of pine trees. Seeds are the inner, usually edible part of a hard, inedible nut casing. Pine nuts are one of the more expensive nuts on the market because of the time required to grow the nuts and the effort to harvest the seeds from their protective encasement.
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- Approximately 20 species of pine trees produce pine seeds that are large enough to harvest.
- Pine nuts are small, elongated ivory-colored seeds measuring about 1/2 inch long.
- When raw, the seeds have a soft texture and a sweet, buttery flavor.
- They are often lightly toasted to bring out the flavor and to add a little crunch.
- Called “pine nut mouth” or “pine nut syndrome,” this condition means that simply eating pine nuts causes the other food you consume to have a metallic, bitter taste.
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