Macadamias with punch. Snacmacs by Brookfarm in Australia are quite a cool find. These macadamias have been seasoned just right with bush spices, including lemon Myrtle.
Mauna Loa has been so successful in associating macadamias with Hawaii, that I had no idea that this nut is actually native to Australia and is the only Australian food produced and exported in quantity.
I also had quite a surprise about some other nuts in my pantry. Apparently Brazil nuts have the most natural radioactivity of all foods! Take a look a this site, and scroll down the page to "Food" for comparison with other common foods.
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Love the macadamia nuts. Thanks for this suggestion for another kind. Yum!
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ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous -- I got these nuts at Woodland Market in Marin if you are nearby and looking for a source.
Hi Anna,
ReplyDeleteYes, it is interesting that the Australian macadamia is better known in the US as the Hawaiian nut.
We are now fast catching up on developing a whole new segment of the Australian food industry focusing on indigenous species. Lemon myrtle is one popular species and Wattleseed another.
Hot on their heels are about 2 dozen other 'new' food from the world's oldest living culture - the Australian Aborigines. And many are now beginning to feature in US restaurants so lemon myrtle scented macadamias are only but the first step.