Pistachios
Feb 3, 2015 | 6:50 pm
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Feb 3, 2015 | 6:55 pm
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Feb 4, 2015 | 1:07 am
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That was my dinner last night. Definitely addictive. They have to be fresh (they get stale quickly) and I don't like them unshelled. (Besides, shelling one by one guarantees that I don't eat 6 metric tons of them.)
I don't like pistachio-flavored stuff (e.g. ice cream); just pistachios. Some flavors are quite far from the original. Strawberry flavor is good (fake strawberry is very close to real strawberry). I have yet to find a good banana flavor (fake banana tastes nothing like an actual banana). Pistachio is similar to banana, so no pistachio flavored anything for me.
I don't like pistachio-flavored stuff (e.g. ice cream); just pistachios. Some flavors are quite far from the original. Strawberry flavor is good (fake strawberry is very close to real strawberry). I have yet to find a good banana flavor (fake banana tastes nothing like an actual banana). Pistachio is similar to banana, so no pistachio flavored anything for me.
Feb 4, 2015 | 1:08 am
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Feb 4, 2015 | 3:20 am
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This thread has reminded me that since I am in Italy now I have to buy some crema di pistachio di Bronte (Sicilian pistachio cream). The stuff is wonderful and can be used either in savory dishes (like pasta) or sweet. See some pistachio pr0n here:
http://www.deliziati.com/
http://www.deliziati.com/
Feb 4, 2015 | 7:33 am
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For those of us old enough to remember when pistachios used to be dyed red and you would end up with pink fingers after eating bag, does anyone know why this practice was done in the first place and why it ended?
Feb 4, 2015 | 8:15 am
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The average US level of food sophistication was thought (probably correctly) to be too low to eat a green nut. It's the same reason hot dogs are dyed to a 'pleasing' color instead of being left in their natural brown/grey state.
Back when pistachios were dyed pink, you certainly could not have found fish sauce, lemongrass, sriracha, etc. in my local supermarket, but they're there today, along with vacuum-packed pre-cooked Indian meals, etc., etc. Fifteen years ago, most Americans had no idea what a Chipotle chile was, but today there's a major food chain named 'Chipotle.' At some point in our culinary awakening, the powers that be decided we could deal with green nuts, so they stopped coloring them pink.
Feb 4, 2015 | 8:42 am
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Feb 4, 2015 | 9:23 am
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Feb 4, 2015 | 2:22 pm
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I have no idea what you'd officially call this but not knowing whether to make an apple strudel or baklava, I made a strudelava ......... with loads of pistachios .... and served with lot's of double cream.
To be completely honest it was better than apple strudel and better than baklava and I know I have probably offended at least two nations .... but I think people should get together on their plates at least ......
Tried both shapes ... but they tasted the same ...
Hope someone else thinks it's a good concept and gives it a go ....
To be completely honest it was better than apple strudel and better than baklava and I know I have probably offended at least two nations .... but I think people should get together on their plates at least ......
Tried both shapes ... but they tasted the same ...
Hope someone else thinks it's a good concept and gives it a go ....
Feb 4, 2015 | 3:54 pm
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Yes, I'm old enough to remember pink pistachios in the US!
The average US level of food sophistication was thought (probably correctly) to be too low to eat a green nut. It's the same reason hot dogs are dyed to a 'pleasing' color instead of being left in their natural brown/grey state.
Back when pistachios were dyed pink, you certainly could not have found fish sauce, lemongrass, sriracha, etc. in my local supermarket, but they're there today, along with vacuum-packed pre-cooked Indian meals, etc., etc. Fifteen years ago, most Americans had no idea what a Chipotle chile was, but today there's a major food chain named 'Chipotle.' At some point in our culinary awakening, the powers that be decided we could deal with green nuts, so they stopped coloring them pink.
The average US level of food sophistication was thought (probably correctly) to be too low to eat a green nut. It's the same reason hot dogs are dyed to a 'pleasing' color instead of being left in their natural brown/grey state.
Back when pistachios were dyed pink, you certainly could not have found fish sauce, lemongrass, sriracha, etc. in my local supermarket, but they're there today, along with vacuum-packed pre-cooked Indian meals, etc., etc. Fifteen years ago, most Americans had no idea what a Chipotle chile was, but today there's a major food chain named 'Chipotle.' At some point in our culinary awakening, the powers that be decided we could deal with green nuts, so they stopped coloring them pink.
