Day: 27 September 2014

pine nut pignon de pin

Pine nut, not a “nut” but a “seed”

September 27, 2014 No Comments

The pine nut is really a seed in a hard shell, lodged between the scales of certain pines such as the “umbrella pine”. Since it is small in size and also difficult to extract, it is quite costly. Romans and Greeks believed pine nuts to be an aphrodisiac and recommended eating them with honey and […]

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