Do you know what these fuzzy green guys are? Chances are you have eaten them at some point in your life. Any guesses?
Check back this afternoon to see if anyone guessed correctly!
UPDATE: Many of you guessed correctly. Other good guesses were pistachio, chickpea and soybean. Let's see what it is...
The correct answer is ALMOND!!!
I found them at the grocery store in my neighborhood. These young almonds are only around from April to May and are popular in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines though many chefs use them to garnish dishes. They are delicious eaten by themselves or in a salad (lettuce or fruit).
The fuzzy green outside can be cut open with a knife revealing the white skinned almond inside. This skin must be peeled off (it can be bitter) leaving you with a translucent, gelatinous young almond.
The flavor is mildly sweet and reminiscent of cucumber, very young coconut and the part of the watermelon where the flesh meets the rind....and of course, almond!
Have you tried green almonds?
From: AmandaBoo | 4/21/10 at 10:39 am
Pistachios?
From: Paula Patrício | 4/21/10 at 10:53 am
THOSE ARE WALNUTS IN THe GREEN STAGE!
From: Tiffany | 4/21/10 at 10:56 am
almonds! (still in the shell, of course)
From: Heidi | 4/21/10 at 11:16 am
Almonds?
From: tessarh | 4/21/10 at 11:27 am
almonds!
From: Mary Claire | 4/21/10 at 11:28 am
Peaches!?
From: Miri | 4/21/10 at 11:40 am
These are fresh-green almonds eaten raw, all around the mediterranean during spring season.
From: Alison | 4/21/10 at 11:43 am
Aw, that's easy! They're almonds. (I'm a California girl who was raised in the country.) =)
From: emily e. | 4/21/10 at 12:10 pm
Peaches?
From: Kendra | 4/21/10 at 12:18 pm
My guess is pistachios.
From: Heather Shope | 4/21/10 at 12:21 pm
Chick Peas
From: Meredith | 4/21/10 at 12:27 pm
Almonds!
From: Elyse Ferland | 4/21/10 at 12:30 pm
These are almonds!
From: Corrie | 4/21/10 at 12:51 pm
I think it's an almond.
From: Deb | 4/21/10 at 1:01 pm
It looks like either immature almonds or apricots?
From: Glyn | 4/21/10 at 1:10 pm
peaches
From: Tahnee | 4/21/10 at 1:14 pm
Pistachio nuts?
From: Sydney | 4/21/10 at 1:19 pm
soybeans
From: Kathleen Hoppes | 4/21/10 at 1:30 pm
Pistachios?
From: Kait | 4/21/10 at 1:30 pm
I think it is an almond. But that would mean there are two coats before the nut meat...hmmmm
From: LW | 4/21/10 at 1:33 pm
These are unripe almonds.
From: Katie | 4/21/10 at 1:42 pm
Olives?
From: Mayra Alonso | 4/21/10 at 1:46 pm
pine nuts
From: Don | 4/21/10 at 1:48 pm
Almonds. I recently found out they can be eaten in this non-ripe soft state.
From: Taryn | 4/21/10 at 1:53 pm
I'm going to guess it's a peach bud...fuzzy food makes me think peaches
From: Terri | 4/22/10 at 8:37 am
Almonds. I grew up surrounded by almond and fig orchards.