The price is based on processing and also on market demand. Let me explain those 2 points first #LesFoodFacts
The price is based on processing and also on market demand. Let me explain those 2 points first #LesFoodFacts
Origin? Queensland, Australia. Eaten by Aborigines for centuries and called "Kindal Kindal" until the colonisers landed and renamed them after one of themselves. Some dude called Macadam #LesFoodFacts
The fruit then needs to be harvested by hand, not machine, as they are so varied only a human eye (and hand) can sort them out.
They also only thrive in tropical places. #LesFoodFacts
The fat in them is good for you though, like olive oil. So the health market is one of the aspects that has driven the demand up. #LesFoodFacts
So right now Chinese agriculture is planting Macadamia trees like crazy. They reckon in a few years the price is gonna crash because of this. #LesFoodFacts
The majority of nuts are from ancient times and were discovered and consumed by indigenous people. Pecan nuts are one of the oldest nuts in the world. They were consumed by native Americans who would crush them and boil them.
Voila. Nut oils were discovered. The oils were full of flavour but were also good for health and well-being. This was key to their popularity
Argan is grown in a small area of Morocco, in the Atlas Mountains. Originally Argan oil was used by locals for their cooking but it is now predominantly used for beauty products. It is rich in Linoleic and Oleic acids, which are awesome for skin and hair
The tree produces an acid that destroys the good stuff in the Argan fruit. It's a defence mechanism
In actual fact, Argan fruit (which has the nut) have to be sorted by hand and it's a labour intensive process. The limited fruit and manual labour is why it's so expensive.
Oh, speaking of which, technically a nut comes from a fruit from a tree. So peanuts don't qualify as nuts. They're legumes, same family as beans and chickpeas. #LesFoodFacts
Well, the skin itself is poisonous actually. Cashews are from the same family as poison ivy. Eating (or touching) the raw nut with its skin on will cause some really hectic reactions. #LesFoodFacts
The manual labour = high price.
Rich in health benefits and vitality.
Almonds are from the middle East and are mentioned in the Old Testament and are linked to modern cuisine and techniques... #LesFoodFacts
The irony? Westerners found out about it through The Crusades when they slaughtered Arabs. Marzipan is from ancient Middle East #LesFoodFacts
Also fascinating is peanuts. They were fed to slaves and considered food for the poor. It was the slaves who helped spread peanuts from South America to the rest of the world. It's how they ended up in Africa.
Nuts have phytosterols, it's what your body uses to encourage healthy growth of cell membranes. In short, nuts make your skin and hair really healthy. It's why the beauty and health industries adore them. They also help reduce LDL cholesterol
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Over most holidays, the Sweet Partner in Crime and I usually do some culinary-themed travel. Since we're at home this year, I present to you: The Thread of Good Food!
A delivery with dry ice at the start of our staycation offered us a start with Spooky Manhattans.
First up: a Rigatoni Pasta Bake that originated as a batch of Pasta Puttanesca and quickly escalated. (Pairing: Ca'Rozzeria Chianti Classico Riserva)
Next came a wonderful Turkish fish stew with capers and olives. (Pairing: Rhinegeist Truth IPA -- trust me.)
https://t.co/Miyn9PXrHR
Up next: Waffle tots with sausage and arugula, topped with a fried egg.
Xmas day brought us this wonderful lamb stew with a Guinness base. (Know the pic's not 'gram worthy, but hey...)
Paired with Gargantua Pantagruel Syrah.
https://t.co/u0irJKwRtI
A delivery with dry ice at the start of our staycation offered us a start with Spooky Manhattans.
First up: a Rigatoni Pasta Bake that originated as a batch of Pasta Puttanesca and quickly escalated. (Pairing: Ca'Rozzeria Chianti Classico Riserva)
Next came a wonderful Turkish fish stew with capers and olives. (Pairing: Rhinegeist Truth IPA -- trust me.)
https://t.co/Miyn9PXrHR
Up next: Waffle tots with sausage and arugula, topped with a fried egg.
Xmas day brought us this wonderful lamb stew with a Guinness base. (Know the pic's not 'gram worthy, but hey...)
Paired with Gargantua Pantagruel Syrah.
https://t.co/u0irJKwRtI
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Also in the name of diversity, there is unabashed discrimination against men (especially white men) in tech, in both hiring policies and in other arenas. One such example is this, a developer workshop that specifically excluded men: https://t.co/N0SkH4hR35
USC's Interactive Media & Games Division cancels all-star panel that included top-tier game developers who were invited to share their experiences with students. Why? Because there were no women on the
ElectronConf is a conf which chooses presenters based on blind auditions; the identity, gender, and race of the speaker is not known to the selection team. The results of that merit-based approach was an all-male panel. So they cancelled the conference.
Apple's head of diversity (a black woman) got in trouble for promoting a vision of diversity that is at odds with contemporary progressive dogma. (She left the company shortly after this
Also in the name of diversity, there is unabashed discrimination against men (especially white men) in tech, in both hiring policies and in other arenas. One such example is this, a developer workshop that specifically excluded men: https://t.co/N0SkH4hR35