SC - Pine nuts

[Robyn Probert]

At 05:31 PM 02/06/98 -0400, Micaylah wrote:
>Rowan said...
><snip>
>>Hmm. As far as I am aware, there is only one type of pine nut - the pinion
>>pine. As with other plants, there are regional variations, but it is the
>>same species. BTW most pine nuts world wide come from China (ah trivia)
>
>Must be geography. I have never seen a pine nut from China here in Caldrithig.
>
Yes indeed, and could be just local supply vs imports. I know they are grown
all over the world, but not necessarily in commercial/exportable quantities.
Ours (in Australia) mostly come from China, but also from various middle
eastern countries. The reason I know about China is that a year or so ago,
the price skyrocketed to about $28 per kilo. Since I buy pine nuts
frequently (I cook middle eastern a lot) and thought this was outrageous, I
cross examined my vendor who directed me to a food distribution magazine
which had this article on a recent drought in China affecting all the pinion
pines... (hey more trivia)

Rowan
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