Walnuts

DID YOU KNOW?

The Greeks called walnuts karyon, which means head, because they thought walnuts looked like a human brain. For this same reason, the Chinese have believed for centuries that walnuts are good for the brain.

RECIPES WITH Walnuts

30 mins

Intermediate

Walnut ‘Meat’ Tacos

Perfect served in corn or flour tacos, layered up with all the toppings! Guacamole, salsa or pickled cabbage would work really well.

30 mins

Beginner

Spiced Nut & Dried Fruit Trail Mix

Roasted nuts and dried fruits, tumbled with spices. The key to this recipe is toasting the nuts well, to really bring out the rich, nutty flavours.

1 hr

Advanced

Smokey Nutfruit Bangers

The Smokey Bangers are full of flavour from smoked paprika, fennel seeds and sundried tomatoes.

Nut & Dried Fruit Origins

NUTS & DriED
FRUIT QUIZ

Walnut (Junglans regia) is native to North America. True or false?

True

False

Correct! Wrong!

Correct answer. False. The most widespread cultivation of Juglans regia originated, first in Asia and Europe and was then introduced to America by the Spanish.

Which tree nut received its name in honor of the Roman god Jupiter?

Hazelnut

Pine nut

Pistachio

Walnut

Correct! Wrong!

Correct answer: d) In Rome, walnuts were considered the food of gods and received the nave of Juglans regia in honor of Jupiter.

Kataifi

Check out this great dessert with walnuts.

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Healthy World Cup Snacking with Nuts & Dried Fruits

Another World Cup is here, which means a number of you will be getting organized to watch the games with family and friends (or rivals), with an assortment of snacks ready to be served. But are nuts and dried fruits in that mix?