Brazil nuts are brought to you by rodents

[Still Waters]

WALNUTS ARE GROWN IN ORCHARDS and peanuts can be planted, but it takes a forest to raise a Brazil nut.

Though the crescent-shaped, creamy seeds have found their way into the hearts and mouths of humans around the world, they hail from a hardy, round seed pod found only in the treetops of the Amazon. The global Brazil nut industry is founded on a delicate equation of bees, trees, rainfall, and one particularly toothy rodent.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/brazil-nuts

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Interesting...

[Unusual Tournament]

chocolate and Brazil nuts. what a combo. 

[+susieice]

I like Brazil nuts! Need a good nutcracker but worth the effort!

[Unusual Tournament]

27 minutes ago, susieice said:

I like Brazil nuts! Need a good nutcracker but worth the effort!

walnuts freshly cracked are good too. 

[Habitat]

Most nuts are good freshly cracked, but most nuts are not sold that way. Brazil nuts are a devil of a thing to shell, too.

[+susieice]

Some cans of mixed nuts will contain Brazil nuts that are shelled. We have a local candy store that has a nut case where we can get them also. Expensive, but good.

It's coming up on the time of year when mixed nuts in the shell will be sold in supermarkets for the holidays. They include hazelnuts and almonds also.

Edited September 16, 2018 by susieice