Pistachios originated in Western Asia, Iran and Syria, and is one of two nuts mentioned in the Bible. In the United States they are grown mainly in California, and Americans eat 80,000 tons of them each year, second only to China. A pistachio tree grows 30 feet tall and it takes about 10 years for a tree to produce fruit, and it peaks at around 20 years. The iconic shells crack open on the tree and it makes an audible sound. There are many foods made with pistachio nuts, including baklava and biscotti.Friday, July 15, 2011
The fascinating pistachio nut
Pistachios originated in Western Asia, Iran and Syria, and is one of two nuts mentioned in the Bible. In the United States they are grown mainly in California, and Americans eat 80,000 tons of them each year, second only to China. A pistachio tree grows 30 feet tall and it takes about 10 years for a tree to produce fruit, and it peaks at around 20 years. The iconic shells crack open on the tree and it makes an audible sound. There are many foods made with pistachio nuts, including baklava and biscotti.
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Isn’t there an Italian ice cream flavor with pistachio nuts in it? What’s the name of it? I can’t remember.
I thought it was just pistachio ice cream. I can't find it in a Google search.
Maybe when I was a kid I didn’t know “pistachio” was the name of the nut and thought it referred to a kind of ice cream.
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