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Pine nuts - European or American

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  • 09-04-2013 3:11pm
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    Dubl07
    Registered Users Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭


    I got a nasty dose of pine mouth a few years ago and reading up on it then checking the packaging, the culprits were Chinese pine nuts.

    I've been avoiding them ever since but I really like them in salads and pasta. After more research, the European, American or Mexican grown pine nuts seem to be a different variety and don't cause as many problems. Sourcing them seems impossible though unless I order from the UK. Does anyone know of an Irish retailer?


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    breen_og
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭breen_og


    Maybe not what you were looking for in the short term but this link might be of interest.

    http://woodkerne.net/2007/09/18/the-fruit-and-nut-case/


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    Dubl07
    Registered Users Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭Dubl07


    I'm not sure a pine tree would fit in our garden but thanks! :)


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    jendafer1
    Registered Users Posts: 151 ✭✭jendafer1


    Hi Dubl07, I got rotten pine mouth a few years ago as well. Now when I order in restaurants I just ask where their pine nuts are from, if they say europe then I go for it. I havent had pine mouth since, but I am always a little wary. From what I can tell, it only seems to be the Asian pine nuts that cause it.
    I also always get strange looks from the waitors when I ask them where they get their pine nuts from, nobody seems to have heard of pine mouth!!


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