Friday, April 13, 2007

Nut Meals

Most varieties of nut meals are not available ready to purchase.
The Cook's Thesaurus describes how to make nut meals.

Acorn Meal -
A meal made from the ground nuts of the Oak tree. Acorns contain tannins which must be removed before eaten. You can read more on how to make acorn meal (masa) from the Kumeyaay Nation. If you would like to purchase acorn meal, try looking in your local Korean food market.

Almond Meal - A meal made from the fruit of the Almond tree. Bob's Red Mill carries gluten free almond meal made from raw blanched almonds.

Brazil Nut Meal - A meal made from the ground nuts of the Brazil Nut tree.

Butternut Meal (White Walnut) -
A meal made from the ground nuts of the Butternut tree.

Candlenut Meal (Kukui Nut, Italian Walnut, Kemiri) -
A meal made from the ground nuts of the Candlenut tree.

Cashew Meal -
A meal made from the ground nut of the Cashew tree.

Chestnut Flour -
A flour made from the ground nuts of the Chestnut tree. Dowd & Rogers has fine Italian Chestnut flour which is carried by the Gluten Free Mall.

Hazelnut Meal -
A meal made from the ground nuts of the Common Hazel shrub. You can find gluten free hazelnut meal at Bob's Red Mill.

Hickory Nut Meal -
A meal made from the ground nuts of the Hickory tree.

Macadamia Nut Meal -
A meal made from the ground nuts of the Macadamia tree.

Pecan Meal -
A meal made from the ground nuts of the Pecan tree.

Pine Nuts -
A meal made from the seeds of different varieties of Pine trees.

Pistachio Meal -
A meal made from the ground nuts of the Pistachio tree.

Walnut Meal - A meal made from the ground nuts of the Walnut tree.

Wikipedia also maintains a page on nuts.

A list of edible seeds is posted on Wikipedia.

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