Pistachio
Pistacia vera · Nut
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Pistachio is a nut from a small desert tree, sold in a shell that splits open on its own. The kernel is vivid green under a purple skin: sweet and resinous raw, buttery and toasty roasted.
Picking a good onedrag
Green, crisp, sweetFaded, soft, rancid
Shop freshEveryday bestSnack on them, roast them, or use in baklava, nougat, pesto and ice cream. Chill shelled kernels.
The smileSplit enough to thumb apart
The kernelFading yellow, skin still whole
The snapSnaps still, a shade chewier
SmellClean but quiet, faintly sweet
What you get from one
53%
Edible part
0.7 g kernel · shell off, 47% of it
1.3 g
Weight each
each one