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Pistachio nut day is on 26th February 2022<\/p>\r\n
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We love pistachio nuts here at 121 Dietitian. So when we spotted there was a special world pistachio nut day we felt we had to give them a big shout out! Pistachios are good for you!<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Pistachio are nuts native to Western Asia and Asia Minor, archaeology suggests that pistachios were eaten as a common food as early as 6750 BC. Wow!
\u2022 They are one of the more expensive of the nuts out there because of the trees on which they grow. It only reaches production 15-20 years after being planted. Isn\u2019t that crazy!
\u2022 Pistachio trees can only produce about 22kg of nuts each year. Furthermore, pistachios are sorted by hand and not by machine.
\u2022 Pistachio trees can only grow in cool winters and hot summers, meaning that there\u2019s only a few locations in the world where the trees can grow.
\u2022 Iran is the biggest producer of pistachio nuts ahead of USA and then Turkey.<\/p>\r\n
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When eating pistachios from the shell, split the shell and eat the small kernel inside. The kernel may have a thin skin on it that do eat this for upping polyphenols. If you find a nut in a shell that doesn’t pry apart easily, simply use a nutcracker to open it up.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 In Turkish dishes. Pistachios are most well-known in Turkish recipes for being minced and layered in the traditional baklava.
\u2022 In Italian dishes. Pistachios are a common addition to Italian pastas, either chopped and mixed in to the noodles or ground and made into a spiced pistachio sauce.
\u2022 In Indian dishes. Indian food makes ample use of pistachios, and they\u2019re a staple ingredient in many Indian rice puddings, pilafs, cookies, and a spiced pistachio fudge called pista barfi.
\u2022 In Iranian dishes. Pistachios are a common ingredient mixed into Iranian chicken and rice dishes, and also served as a traditional Persian snack, roasted with lemon juice and saffron and tossed with sea salt.<\/p>\r\n
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Do you enjoy eating pistachio\u2019s? They are so tasty if you haven\u2019t tried them. Don\u2019t continue to miss out, try them as part of a bigger plan to increase variety in your diet.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
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