It's nuts, I tell you!

RobM99

In LIDL yesterday - cashew nuts now cheaper than Brazils or pistachio. I remember when cashews were THE most expensive!

YoungBlueEyes

Bloody hell 😳 Brazil nuts we used to sling down our necks by the handful cos they were cheap goodness, cashews were a rare treat! 

pumpkin89

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).

sarah1972

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 

A._Badger

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

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!

pumpkin89

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.

RobM99

Pine nuts - £37.90/kg!

Rosa_Damascena

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?

RobM99

Oh! No nut favouritism, please.