NUTS & SEEDS

ALMONDS Pale tan with a pitted, woody shell, teardrop shaped. Bitter and sweet types are available. Bitter almonds must be cooked. Sweet almonds have a distinctive taste and smell and can be used raw or cooked.

CASHEW kidney-shaped, sweet and butter- flavored, high fat content sold shelled, because its skin contains irritating oils similar to those in poison ivy. Cashews are often used for snacking.

Chestnuts A fairly large nut that is round to teardrop- shaped. must be cooked They have a high starch content used in both sweet and savory dishes.

Hazelnut This small, nearly round nut somewhat sweet taste. It is widely used in desserts because it complements chocolate and coffee

MACADAMIA Nearly round. It has a very hard shell and is usually available shelled. It has a rich, buttery flavor high fat content.

PEANUT peanut is a seed that grows underground in a pod, it is usually treated as a nut. Peanuts are available in their shell or shelled, raw or roasted. Peanuts are often used for snacking,.

PECAN Often sold whole in their smooth, thin, hard, tan shell. kernel has a high fat content and a nutty, sweet taste. It is often used in sweet dishes, such as pecan pie.

PINE NUT small, cream-colored elongated nuts are the seeds from a Mediterranean pine. They have a distinctive, rich, slightly piney flavor high fat content They are used in both sweet and savory dishes.

PISTACHIO pale green color available whole, shelled and unshelled used in many desserts. It is also a favorite snacking nut.

POPPY SEEDS Tiny round, black seeds of the poppy flower. They have a sweet, nutty flavor used primarily in baked goods.

SESAME SEEDS These small, flat. Oval seeds may be black or tan. have a rich, nutty flavor widely used in baking

WALNUTS hard, wrinkled shell enclosing a nut with two tender sections. oily, with a mild, sweet flavor. They are used in sweet and savory dishes and are also used in snacking.