[Sca-cooks] 'Tay!, Sah-tay!

[Darren Gasser]

lilinah at earthlink.net wrote:
>> Yes, kemiri are also known as candlenuts or buah keras.   Almonds
>> also make a good substitute if your local Asian market doesn't carry
>> them and you don't want to spend the money on macadamias.  This is
>> another ingredient to be careful with, since the raw nuts are fairly
>> toxic and must be cooked completely to be safe.
>
> Really? I actually ate one once so i would know what it tasted like.
> Bitter, unpleasantly waxy, and damn hard.

The raw nuts contain an epithelial irritant that can cause gastroenteritis
in children and the elderly.  They appear to be fairly safe in small
quantities if you don't have any GI problems.

Thanks again!

-Lorenz