Nuts & seeds

Nuts & seeds

of or pertaining to walnuts, sunflower seeds, peanuts, pumpkin seeds etc.

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Nuts & seeds

Hazelnut

Snack foods; Nuts & seeds

This nut is used whole, chopped, and ground in baking, candies, desserts, and salads.

Ginkgo nut

Snack foods; Nuts & seeds

A delicately sweet nut from the heart of the inedible fruit of the maidenhair tree. Particularly popular in oriental cooking.

Fennel seed

Snack foods; Nuts & seeds

The seed of the common fennel plant. Available whole or ground. Used in sweet and savoury foods, and as a flavouring agent in many liqueurs.

Fenugreek seed

Snack foods; Nuts & seeds

The seeds are pleasantly bitter and somewhat sweet. Used in curry powders, chutneys, spice blends, and teas. They come from the fenugreek plant, a member of the pea family.

Flaxseed

Snack foods; Nuts & seeds

The seed of the flax, a slender, erect, annual plant that is cultivated for its fibre and its seeds. The fibre is used to make linen yarn. The seeds are used to make linseed oil.

Cumin

Snack foods; Nuts & seeds

This spice is a member of the parsley family and dates back to the Old Testament. Also called "cumino". Its nutty-flavored seeds are used to make curries, chilli powders, and Kümmel liqueur.