You Can Only Eat One Nut for the Rest of Your Life ...

[mr_lebowski]

Which nut is it?

I'm excluding Peanuts because they're so ubiquitous ... and also they're legumes ... so you are choosing APART from Peanuts.

Also excluded: Nut Milks ... you don't have to pick Almond just so you can have Almond Milk.

71 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	Almond
	2 (3%)
	Cashew
	25 (35%)
	Pecan
	10 (14%)
	Walnut
	11 (15%)
	Hazelnut
	1 (1%)
	Pistachio
	13 (18%)
	Pine Nut
	2 (3%)
	Brazil Nut
	1 (1%)
	Macadamia
	4 (6%)
	Other (name in comments)
	2 (3%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[hlthe2b]

1. That's hard. My favorties are pecans, walnuts, cashews and all the others less frequently

I guess pecans would be the hardest to give up but the one I eat the most is almonds...

[IcyPeas]

2. difficult to make a choice

I really like them all. (well I dont eat almonds anymore since I broke a tooth on one).

[mucifer]

3. Cashew because it makes great vegan cheeses and lots of good vegan ice cream is cashew based

I would miss pecans and pistachios a lot tho

[bmbmd]

4. I settled on pecan

because pie.

[Laffy Kat]

9. I'm leaning the same way.

I also like almonds, but....pie. The rest I could live without.

[SCantiGOP]

66. Which one?

The southern Pee-Can, or the Puh-Con found up north?


After I went to college and got sophisticated (actually, just didn't want to be identified as the hillbilly I was as a youth) I made the mistake of pronouncing the nut as a puh-con in front of my Dad. He asked me, "And where would you throw the shells, in a trash con?"

[lapfog_1]

5. Cashews, like peanuts, are not nuts but legumes

I know, I am allergic to tree nuts.

macadamia nuts are actually tree nuts, but are so evolutionary different from other tree nuts that they do not contain the chemical that I am allergic to.

Coconuts fall into that same category.

[Runningdawg]

10. Same.

[mr_lebowski]

15. Okay, well ... thanks for the info, I didn't know that ... but I cannot disenfranchise Cashew Voters

this late in the process ...

[TexasBushwhacker]

32. Actually, cashews are the external seed of the cashew apple

and cashew apples are also edible.

[LeftInTX]

37. Cashews are in the same family as pistachios, mangoes and poison ivy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacardiaceae

Take your pic of toxin..LOL

I'm allergic to mangoes because of poison ivy...But the mango allergy is a contact dermatitis and only occurs when enough juice accumulates around my mouth. I do not have an allergic reaction to cashews or pistachios.

Cashews are not legumes

[Ohiogal]

6. Pecans, baby!

Love em.

[underpants]

7. I'd say pistachios over cashews

Just because they are more fun to eat.

[Ziggysmom]

8. Hazelnut so I can have my Nutella! nt.

[Cirque du So-What]

11. Gotta go with almond

I never met a nut I didn’t like, but since I only get one, I choose almond.

[Goonch]

12. ;-{)

[Demovictory9]

13. Not a loss to be allowed one because like peanuts

[mr_lebowski]

14. I notice that whoever picked Brazil Nuts isn't jumping on to crow about it ...

Probably realize everyone else will think something has gone quite wrong with them ...

[quaint]

54. They're just still working at opening the first one.

[Worried2020]

16. Ummm - just checking - you mean one KIND or nut, or just one nut . . .

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cuz if it's just one nut - I'll take the coco de mer



coco de mer
The world's largest and heaviest nut, found on just two islands of the Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean, the coco de mer palm has seeds or nuts that reach half a metre in diameter and can weigh as much as 25 kilograms.



Yeah, yeah, I know what they look like . . .



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[mr_lebowski]

18. LOLOLOL that nut is freaking awesome!

I wonder what it tastes like ...

I also wonder how many people have those nuts killed ...

[Worried2020]

23. Found this . . .

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" what does coco de mer taste like?

The seed of the Coco de Mer is the largest in the world. Each one weighs about the same as three bowling balls.

When foragers harvest the fruit early—while the seed is still forming—it contains a milky jelly that tastes like a sweet, slightly citrusy coconut with the texture of soft Turkish delight."

BTW - ya din' answer my question -

So - gonna assume you mean one KIND of nut,

and that would be cashews, although I like pistachios, brazil nuts and so on

I luv the flavor, and no shells to mess with



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[mr_lebowski]

24. Of course I meant 1 KIND, silly ... lol ... nt

[sorcrow]

17. Easy, doughnut

Easy, doughnut 🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩


Regards,
Crow

(Actually, I voted for pecan)

[Worried2020]

26. OK . on the topic of donuts . . . . .

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https://www.gocomics.com/wizardofid/2004/10/07



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[NNadir]

19. The healthiest nut is the black walnut, loaded with EPA, but I have to pick cashews.

They magically appeared this morning in my Christmas stocking, provided by "Santa" who in my case, is a woman, the sexy woman to whom I've been married for decades.

[shelshaw]

20. Wing...

[Sophiegirl]

21. Technically a seed, but...

The Brazil nut.

[Chainfire]

22. I know it is a legume

but peanuts should be on that list. If I could only have one, that is what it would be.

[mr_lebowski]

25. You still get peanuts, that's what I'm saying ... it's OTHER than peanuts :) nt

[MuseRider]

27. Although I can rarely eat them anymore

I chose Pistachio although it could have been Cashew. The last time I ate a Cashew will likely be the last time I eat one in any volume other than one. GP does not allow nuts in the GI tract, lol. At least not for long!

Nuts, the world will be a sadder place without them.

[mr_lebowski]

28. Guess it's a loose definition of nuts that your GI doesn't like cause Cashews are legumes

Something I learned on this thread

[MuseRider]

29. LOL, I KNEW that and still wrote that!

My GI tract does not care for much. I guess I can be grateful for the weight loss . *I think it is the fat that is the problem, at least mostly. Not sure, new at getting this figured out.

I just learned that in this thread too.

[LeftInTX]

40. Cashews are not legumes, they are related to pistachios, but that family has problems:

It includes allergy provoking species such as poison ivy and mangoes. If you have problems with mangoes, could be an allergy.

[GeorgeGist]

30. Only one?

Then it must be ... coco de mer.

[pansypoo53219]

31. cashews are pluots. whatever a pluot is.

[flotsam]

33. I find it distasteful

But for the sake of the country give me Trump with his shell off and hand me a fork and knife...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. MACADEMIAS!

If I can only have one, that's got to be it.

So. There!

[Totally Tunsie]

35. Pistachios, for sure!

"One shell opens all the others."

[Mosby]

64. Pistachios are really healthy nuts

Unlike most nuts that are virtually all fat and protein, pistachios have a nice balance including carbs and fiber. They are loaded with potassium, antioxidants and b6.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/9-benefits-of-pistachios

[Aristus]

36. Macadamia. No question about it.

Food of the gods...

[LeftInTX]

38. Who voted for Brazil nuts?

Why are Brazil nuts on this list?

Is someone's grandma on this thread?

ETA: I spent much of my childhood trying to crack brazil nut shells. I never succeeded. Why did my grandmother send those things?

[mr_lebowski]

41. Look upthread, I commented when there was 1 vote for Brazil Nuts ...

[2naSalit]

43. I was going to chose Brazil Nut but...

I saw that someone else already did.

[mr_lebowski]

44. Brazil Nuts are terrible ... they're the only thing on this list I can't really imagine choosing ...

All the rest are at least 7 out of 10 good.

Brazil nuts are a 1.

Just sayin'

[2naSalit]

45. There aren't too many uses for them...

But I really like them as a snack.

So I guess I have to go with Pecans because that's all I have purchased for the last few years. I put them on ice cream, in my smoothies, in cookies and oatmeal so I guess they would be my choice.

[mr_lebowski]

46. Alright, well I figured SOMEONE must like them otherwise they wouldn't be considered food ...

I've spent my life avoiding them since I was a kid ... maybe they're better than I remember. I'll try one next time it intrudes into my world, in your honor

[2naSalit]

47. Well I'm flattered!

I hope it's a good experience! I think I'll get a package of shelled ones next time I go shopping in the city. I haven't been there, it's over the pass, since last March when I went to Costco to stock up on provisions. Mostly I just go to one of the two stores in the county seat, guess you could call it a city, don't know where I'd find them 'round that town.

Happy Holly-Daze!

[mr_lebowski]

48. So I take it you don't have a Fry's Supermarket that's the size of a Costco

And a Safeway, and a Sprouts < 1 miles from your house like I do?

Probably also don't have McDonalds, Del Taco, Jack in the Box, Wendy's, Culvers, Burger King, Popeyes, Wiernershnitzel, Wing Stop, Sonic, and Raising Cains within a similar distance?

That must be nice actually

One thing I bet is NOT as nice though ... you probably couldn't drive to the door of the emergency room of a major regional hospital in about 70 seconds, like I can

[2naSalit]

62. Pretty much.

A trip to the nearest actual town with stores is a 65 mile round trip, planning is essential. Going to the city, the county seat of the next county over has most of the big box stores that are in the region. That's a 130 mile round trip which is still shorter than when I was up in the mountains, that was 110 miles one way to the same city, the next closest was 120 miles one way and was in another state. A reliable vehicle is mandatory, and knowing your neighbors.

And I like it because I don't hear sirens, jets except in rare occasions and we don't have street lights. The sky, when not cloudy is amazing and a little daunting at night but I catch glimpses of the ISS when it goes by and meteor when there isn't a shower, satellites and stuff that moves around in ways that could make you think it wasn't built by humans. And that's what I love about, and nobody "just stops by" because you have to make a concerted effort to get here.

The drawback is all the tourists who get lost and *rumpers who live around here.

[LeftInTX]

49. I never managed to eat one!

We would crack nuts, but those stupid Brazil nuts stuck to the shell...forget that!!!

[A_Woman_from_MI]

39. Difficult choice!

I love nuts! (Kindly do not read more into that statement than is indicated by this poll.)

An argument can be made that almonds, pistachios, and cashews are also not nuts.

I was torn between cashews and pistachios, but in the end had to go for pistachios. Because, um, well... YUM!

[mr_lebowski]

42. Actually, all but one on this list can be argued to 'not be nuts'

Cashews are Legumes like Peanuts, though they grow in trees, unlike Peanuts.

Pistachios, Pine Nuts, Macadamias, Brazils are all Seeds.

Walnuts, Pecans, and Almonds are all drupes.

I looked all this up after I posted.

The only actual, 100% undeniable nuts by the biological definition on this list are actually Hazelnuts.

A couple of other bona-fide nuts are Acorns and Chestnuts.

Interestingly I also learned that with real nuts like the above, the nut part we eat is actually considered 'dried fruit'.

And to be a proper nut, you must have a very hard shell that does not open up on it's own during the plants growth (though there's more to it than that, that's a bare minimum), and this shelled structure contains both fruit (aka nut) and seed(s).

So what's a drupe you ask? A drupe is a type of fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a shell (what we sometimes call a pit) with a seed inside. Some examples of drupes are peaches, plums, and cherries—but walnuts, almonds, and pecans are also drupes. They're just drupes in which we eat the seed inside the pit instead of the fruit!

I also voted Pistachios ... in fact I was eating them when I made this poll!

[LeftInTX]

50. Cashews are not legumes!!!!

They are in the same family as pistachios, mangoes and poison ivy


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacardiaceae

I'm a master gardener and I know this!!!

[mr_lebowski]

55. I guess that's what I get for believing Lapfrog_1 in post #5 up above ...

Thanks for the clarification

[hlthe2b]

53. Well then if we are including "nut-like" legumes, then gotta say the humble peanut...

Because I eat something with natural ("nuts only" ) peanut butter damned near every day.

[mr_lebowski]

56. I said in the OP that you don't have to count peanuts, they're exempt, you get them anyway

Your picking 'other than peanuts'.

And I'm being told Cashews aren't legumes on the other reply to this subthread

[hlthe2b]

57. See the post I responded to that claims they are all nuts/legumes with one exception.

I'd already chosen pecans and almonds. As far as I'm concerned, if we call them "nuts," then I'm going to consider them nuts.

[mr_lebowski]

58. That was my post :)

Turns out none are legumes.

And only one is a 'true nut', in the botanical sense.

5 are seeds, and 3 are 'drupes', and one is a true nut.

Anyways, this was fun

[LeftInTX]

51. Proof that Brazil nuts are evil:

In 2003, the European Union imposed strict regulations on the import of Brazilian-harvested Brazil nuts in their shells, as the shells are considered to contain unsafe levels of aflatoxins, a potential cause of liver cancer.[22]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_nut

The trees are on the vulnerable species list...another reason to avoid Brazil nuts!

[denbot]

52. Pion pine nuts

The best.

[LeftInTX]

61. yes, but $$$$. Love them!

[Donkees]

59. Chestnuts

[mr_lebowski]

60. Chestnuts are pretty good, ate them a lot in Hong Kong when I lived there as a kid

There were lots of street vendors of warm, roasted chestnuts there.

And bonus ... they're a true nut, unlike 8 of 9 things on this list (hazels are the only true nut on it).

[Different Drummer]

63. Finally settled on pecans

I was torn between those, cashews, and pistachios--my three favorites.

[mr_lebowski]

67. It IS a tough choice, isn't it? nt

[Paladin]

65. Given that I live in Texas, I'm surprised I didn't choose pecans.

They're all over the place in this state. Hell, we have a good-sized river (the Nueces) that the Spaniards named to reflect the huge number of pecan trees they encountered. I like pecans, but not quite as much as hazelnuts.