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It's nuts, I tell you!

RobM99
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edited 31 October 2022 at 11:03AM in Food shopping & groceries
In LIDL yesterday - cashew nuts now cheaper than Brazils or pistachio. I remember when cashews were THE most expensive!
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  • Bloody hell 😳 Brazil nuts we used to sling down our necks by the handful cos they were cheap goodness, cashews were a rare treat! 
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  • pumpkin89
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    Pistachios have always been the most expensive as far as I know (unless you mean pistachios still in their shells, in which case it's obviously not a like-for-like comparison).
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    pumpkin89 said:
    Pistachios have always been the most expensive as far as I know (unless you mean pistachios still in their shells, in which case it's obviously not a like-for-like comparison).
    That’s my thoughts too, pistachios always been the most expensive 
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    Surely macadamias are the most expensive nuts? I've never understood why people rave over them (I almost typed 'go nuts') but they seem to and they are very expensive.
  • RobM99
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    A._Badger said:
    Surely macadamias are the most expensive nuts? I've never understood why people rave over them (I almost typed 'go nuts') but they seem to and they are very expensive.
    Not seen them in LIDL! Maybe I should try Waitrose, Dahhhhlings!
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  • I do love macadamias actually!  But they're something I would always use in combinations with other ingredients, as opposed to cashews or almonds which I'd snack on just as they are.
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    Pine nuts - £37.90/kg!
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  • RobM99 said:
    Pine nuts - £37.90/kg!
    But they are not scoffed in quite the same way as cashews etc.

    What of the humble pecan nut? Is this marginalisation deliberate?
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    Oh! No nut favouritism, please. :)
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