I’m introducing you to the popular and world-famous pine nuts. What do you actually know about them? I’ll take you to the heights of the pine trees to find out many interesting facts about pine trees. So hold on tight to the branch.
Pine nuts have a wonderful sweet-butter flavor. They come from the Mediterranean, where they grow on pine cones in loose, dry soil, which they really love.
Pine nuts are the basis of many delicious dishes, such as pesto or salads.
Other spectacular facts about pine trees:
There are about 20 species of pine trees that produce pine seeds, which are large enough to harvest.
I already mentioned it in the previous line. Pine nuts are not a true nut, but a seed.
Pine nuts are no fun to harvest. First, it takes 15-40 years for the tree to even start producing any seeds.
Then they ripen for another 18 months, the cone opens in 10 days and the seeds themselves have a double protective shell. Well, actually, even as a squirrel I have a real problem with them.
