Apparently I am not the only one who thinks pistachios are wonderful! I want to thank all of you who gave us some wonderful ideas on how to use pistachios last week. You can bet I’m going to be topping salads with a few nuts and making pistachio ice cream this week (I’ll tell you all about the ice cream, I promise!) I wonder what, Donna Bush, the winner of the case of Wonderful Pistachios will do with all of her pistachios?
For those of you were wondering why pistachios were once dyed red, I learned from April at Wonderful Pistachios that was, “Old school harvest practices. Pistachios used to fall on the ground and stain. Red dye hid the stains and looked pretty.”
Now they have fancy equipment so that’s no longer an issue. Take a look at how pistachios are harvested in this quick video…
Now I really must get crackin’ I’m dying to whip up a batch of protein pistachio ice cream…even if they no longer GO RED!
Miz says:
February 28th 2010SO INTERESTING!! I know the red wasnt great for us but d*mn just thinking about it all brought back lots of “I DIDNT EAT EM!” memories and fabrications :)
Jessica@HowSweet says:
February 28th 2010I had no idea they were dyed red. I actually forgot about that, but I do remember being younger and seeing them red.
Jamie says:
February 28th 2010Thanks so much for your Blog Joanna! I may not comment every day but I do read every day and enjoy your twist on fitness and the comments of others help me to keep on track with my fitness goals and like today I learned a little bit more! I am NUTS over Pistacio’s and Almonds! I always have some in my gym bag because ther are a great source of protein and good fats to help me recover during and after long workout sessions, or as a healthy mid day snack.
Jody - Fit at 52 says:
February 28th 2010Yikes on that red dye stuff! I did not eat the great nuts in my past so I avoided the red!
Suzanne says:
February 28th 2010When I was in Greece we went to the island of Aegina, where they’ve been producing pistachios since 1860 they are supposedly some of the best in the world. They were quite tasty!
knittycats says:
February 28th 2010We LOVE pistachios-they are great tossed in a salad. I never knew why they were dyed red.
Donna Bush says:
February 28th 2010YAY!!! Thank you SO much! They will go to good use, rest assured. I have been laying low all weekend, spending time w/ family and less time at the computer, so I just saw this. Ooh, so excited. Thank you! :)