Raw Pine Nuts

Description

Botanically, pine trees belong to the family of Pinaceae, genus Pinus Rosaceae, of Genus: Pinus. Some other common names are pinon nuts, pignoli, cedar nuts, chilgoza, pinyon pinenuts...etc.
 
The flowers of pine tree subsequently develop into cone. The female cones take *3 years to mature after pollination. At maturity, the female cones are **5 cm long. Each cone has numerous spirally arranged scales, with two seeds on each mature scale. The scales at the base and tip of the cone are small and sterile, without seeds. At maturity, the cones usually open up to release the seeds.Pine nuts are rich in calories, vitamins, antioxidants and minerals and packed with numerous health promoting phyto-chemicals.
 Himalayan or Pakistani Pine nuts are know worldwide for its distinctive taste. One of the expensive nuts used in multiples ways. Locally in Pakistan and in China people eat it as snacks after roasting it. While in Middle East and Eruope it is used as a recipie ingredient.