Brazil nut mystery

Post by Mo » 08 Jan 2008, 15:02

Why can't you buy them any more?

Dave · Post by **Dave** » 08 Jan 2008, 15:52

its to do with a mould!!
its was on radio two the other week
go onto chris evens page on radio's two web
site
it was his cooking slot on a thursday he was talking
about it

i think that was barazil nuts
i know it was about a nut !!

Citrine · Post by **Citrine** » 08 Jan 2008, 16:51

I found some in the pound shop!

Dave · Post by **Dave** » 08 Jan 2008, 16:58

how much were they

Citrine · Post by **Citrine** » 08 Jan 2008, 17:21

Dave!!! Are you serious?!

TassieDev · Post by **TassieDev** » 08 Jan 2008, 23:30

We still get them here in Aus....
Re mould - is that aflatoxins (spelling????) - i think it can be a problem with nuts that are stored incorrectly. I think i heard of it in relation to peanuts but i might be wrong.
Of course there might have been a big batch of UK brazil nuts affected and i'm sure i wouldnt know about it!

Post by Mo » 09 Jan 2008, 10:52

Searching the BBC website says thats what it is, and blames Europe. It says (whatever you said) can be on the shell, so each batch has to be tested, if sold in the shells. And the level set is very low (lower than the US level), so no-one sells them now. But you can buy them without their shells. THis was a n old piece, but is probably still relevant.
I don't eat nuts myself, but half the fun of Christmas, for OH, is buying a big bag of Walnuts, and one or Brazils, and sitting cracking and eating.

Post by Mo » 09 Jan 2008, 10:56

I find the supermarket's talk about 'shelled nuts' and 'unshelled nuts' confusing.
Is a shelled nut one that has it's shell on or one that has been shelled.

TassieDev · Post by **TassieDev** » 10 Jan 2008, 11:00

hmmm that's no good!

re terminology, i would say one that has no shell is 'shelled' but not sure if the supermarket says different!

seahorse · Post by **seahorse** » 11 Jan 2008, 00:30

a shelled nut is still wearing its crash helmet! (f+

. the last brazils I bought were half mouldy and so were the chestnuts..yuk

sharon the chauffeur · Post by **sharon the chauffeur** » 05 May 2008, 18:36

we can still buy them here in half kilo bags or 1 kilo bags shells removed salted or non salted and there yummy

Post by **saint-spoon** » 06 May 2008, 13:06

Son of Morris sells them, either standard or organic although I do believe that no one has ever cultivated the tree with any success; apparently it is reliant on lots of other species in order for it to survive. Therefore the nuts have to be collected from the forest before the pigs and antelope get to them. I canâ€™t see what the difference between the organic and normal is except for the price.

lucky clucker · Post by **lucky clucker** » 08 May 2008, 20:41

Brazil nuts,it is a shame you cant get them anymore(in shell that is) although i could never get the b**g**rs out of the shell anyway.Id try to crack one open then spend half an hour trying to scrape the nut out with my teeth as it was stuck to the shell!Dont even get me started on trying to get into an almond!! AAhh christmas day memories :-D

andrea

chucky egg · Post by **chucky egg** » 09 May 2008, 15:47

I tried to earn my nut too Andrea, then gave up and used a hammer :shock: