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I have always been amused by companies sending coupons/vouchers vs. refunds..."Oh, you think our product is of poor quality? Well, how about a discount on more low-quality product?"
Years ago a small shop downtown sold warm caramel corn and also bags of warm pistachio nuts. They were huge, extremely flavorful and I have not had a pistachio since that comes even close. Most of the ones now are very small and a lot dryer in consistency.
I was going to add that also. And to eat only one cup? I like them so much I'd take down a 1# bag a night if I wouldn't gain weight and could afford them. lol
1 ounce? That's just a tease. lol
Yeah, I can only eat those if I'm busting out an hour of cardio every other day.
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I've been a big fan of pistachios for the last couple years - mostly as a relatively low fat snack with the advantages of nuts.
I get the unshelled Wonderful brand in big bags - and I've noticed the quality has gotten much worse over the last 6 months. First it seemed that more and more weren't "opened" and are extremely hard to crack so I'd end up destroying a bunch just trying to get them open. But now many are just plain rotten - dark colored and nasty tasting if you happen to eat one without looking first! Yuck!
What have others noticed? Is there another major brand that is better or is this just off-season or a bad season and all brands are bad right now?
I buy preshelled of the same brand. Good to me and no shelling...
I buy preshelled of the same brand. Good to me and no shelling...
My main reason for shelling them is to slow me down - I only eat about 30 nuts as a serving (about 100 calories) - otherwise I'd gulp them all down in one handful!
It's just that any I buy in shell are only 1/2 open enough to get at them...
Yes - that's another major problem! According to "grades" of pistachios the percentage that are open is part of the grade - so good quality pistachios should be mostly open. Also getting hard to find good ones based just on that, it seems.
Red pistachios - yum! Not quite as big as the modern ones but more flavorful. So your fingernails turned red and people called you names. It was worth the hassle. Sears and Hudson's used to sell them by the pound.
They were red because they were DYED RED in order to hide the brown blotches on them.
I bought a bag at my local supermarket and they were all fresh but when I went to Walmart and bought the same brand, they tasted awful. Now I check the bag to make sure that most of the nuts look green.
These are—bar none—the very best pistachios you’ll ever find. We learned about these over 20 years ago when we lived in El Paso. We order some at least once a year, as you can put them in the freezer and take some out as needed. I also like to give them as gifts.
Lol! I was actually sitting here at work right now enjoying a quick snack of some of their green chile pistachios.
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