Nut-bearing head
The name “coconut” came from the 16th-century Portuguese word “coco”, meaning “head”. Such a comparison is obviously due to the three indentations that coconuts have on one side, and that feature resembles a human’s head with eyes.
The name “coconut” came from the 16th-century Portuguese word “coco”, meaning “head”. Such a comparison is obviously due to the three indentations that coconuts have on one side, and that feature resembles a human’s head with eyes.
What do you imagine when you hear the word “cashew”? Most of you will probably remember the curved, sweet and soft, beige nuts that you pick up first from the bag …
Have you ever pondered how walnuts look on a tree? Hanging from branches in their hard wooden light-brown shells like other nuts do, right? Wrong. A typical walnut is not a …
We’ve all gone through the harsh times of baking and even harsher times of roasting nuts for the baked goods. It feels simple but too often it turns out not so …