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Damn I love Pistachios. But why are they so expensive?

Locut0s

Locut0s

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Maybe it's just me but they seem to be more expensive than other premium nuts. I could eat a whole bucket full if it weren't for the price. I was going to buy a tub of them the other day then I thought that I'd probably go through them in like 2 days and at 10 bucks that's an expensive snack.
 
Originally posted by: IGBT
..very hard to find unsalted pist. costco sells em but have a ton of salt.
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Either way they are expensive. And I agree unsalted for the win. I believe the ones I got hooked on were unsalted.
 
Originally posted by: Locut0s
Originally posted by: IGBT
..very hard to find unsalted pist. costco sells em but have a ton of salt.
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Either way they are expensive. And I agree unsalted for the win. I believe the ones I got hooked on were unsalted.
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..the true flavor is lost in the salt. costco's supplier has a non salted version but costco won't order it.

 
Originally posted by: IGBT
Originally posted by: Locut0s
Originally posted by: IGBT
..very hard to find unsalted pist. costco sells em but have a ton of salt.
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Either way they are expensive. And I agree unsalted for the win. I believe the ones I got hooked on were unsalted.
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..the true flavor is lost in the salt. costco's supplier has a non salted version but costco won't order it.
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Yeah I believe the really yummy ones I have in mind were unsalted, or if salted only REALLY lightly. I can distinctly remember their wonderful earthy nutty flavour. Wish I had some 🙁
 
Pistachios are ftw :thumbsup:

Is there a good place to get unsalted for relatively cheap. I love even the salted ones but can only take so much before my mount caves in.
 
Originally posted by: oogabooga
Pistachios are ftw :thumbsup:

Is there a good place to get unsalted for relatively cheap. I love even the salted ones but can only take so much before my mount caves in.
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..they show up in places that sell bulk foods but they seem to be smaller and a lower grade nut compared to the salted ones. And sometimes costco sells unsalted "nut meats" (no shell).
 
I loved pistachios until I opened one up and threw it in my mouth before realizing there was a spider's nest in it instead of the nut.

BLECK
 
Originally posted by: FP
I loved pistachios until I opened one up and threw it in my mouth before realizing there was a spider's nest in it instead of the nut.

BLECK
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That'll teach you to throw something into your mouth before looking at it. :laugh:
 
Originally posted by: KLin
Originally posted by: FP
I loved pistachios until I opened one up and threw it in my mouth before realizing there was a spider's nest in it instead of the nut.

BLECK
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That'll teach you to throw something into your mouth before looking at it. :laugh:
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That's what I told your mum last night.
 
Originally posted by: oogabooga
Pistachios are ftw :thumbsup:

Is there a good place to get unsalted for relatively cheap. I love even the salted ones but can only take so much before my mount caves in.
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Last time I was at Costco (2 weeks ago) they had salted and unsalted in huge bags.

But we all know Costcos motto: "Get it now cuz we have no idea if you will see it next time".
 
Originally posted by: IGBT
Originally posted by: oogabooga
Pistachios are ftw :thumbsup:

Is there a good place to get unsalted for relatively cheap. I love even the salted ones but can only take so much before my mount caves in.
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..they show up in places that sell bulk foods but they seem to be smaller and a lower grade nut compared to the salted ones. And sometimes costco sells unsalted "nut meats" (no shell).
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Bulk foods eh? Even bulk beef?
 
Originally posted by: Locut0s
Maybe it's just me but they seem to be more expensive than other premium nuts. I could eat a whole bucket full if it weren't for the price. I was going to buy a tub of them the other day then I thought that I'd probably go through them in like 2 days and at 10 bucks that's an expensive snack.
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Costco has a 3 pound bag of pistachio kernels (no shells) for a decent price, around $10 if i remember correctly. They are delicious.

Also according to Wikipedia, Pistachios fund terrorists in Iran.


 
Up until the Iranian Revalution, most of the worlds supply was grown in Iran, and we cut off trade with them.
In the US the growers began replacing the Almond Trees around Quartz Hill, Lancaster, and Bakersfield with Pistachios,
since they were losing their Almond trees to an unstoppable Almond Blight which was slowly killing off the trees.
Pistachios are either resistant or not affected by the Almond Blight, and they are now raised in that area of Southern California,
second only to Iran in the world supply - we still don't deal with Iran for our imports.
It takes 7 to 8 years from planting before a tree bears a viable quantity of nuts for harvest.

 
Originally posted by: FP
I loved pistachios until I opened one up and threw it in my mouth before realizing there was a spider's nest in it instead of the nut.

BLECK
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I loved pistachios until I opened one and found a big dead worm inside.

Barf.
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
why are they so expensive?
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george bush
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Actually it was the peanut farmer that stopped the importation of Iranian pistachios. At the time they were the largest importer of pistachios, but they have never been cheap.

btw-I know you were joking

 
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