{"id":14500,"date":"2021-09-21T09:34:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T23:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/?p=14500"},"modified":"2021-12-10T14:02:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T04:02:34","slug":"pistachio-vs-pistachio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/blog\/pistachio-vs-pistachio\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistachio vs pistachio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The pistachio nut is an increasingly popular ingredient making a resurgence in Australian cuisine and is one of the most delicious flavours in the chef\u2019s arsenal. The nuts grow on trees and are native to Western Asia, around Afghanistan. Pistachios were common in the classical era with Greeks and Romans. The trees flourished in North Africa and the Middle East, where pistachios are essential in tajines and stews<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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These little green nuts form the stunning textural highlight in a rich French terrine or the basis of an exotic Middle Eastern dessert. During the 1950s, the first Italian gelato shops opened in Sydney and Melbourne, serving smooth ice creams flavoured with ground pistachio. Versatile and aromatic with an attractive green hue, pistachios add a lovely flavour to dishes made to tempt the sweet-toothed and crunch, colour and flavour to savoury foods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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More than a decorative ingredient <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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When it comes to savoury dishes, pistachio makes its mark by being a beautiful little textural and decorative counterpoint. Think how a green sliver of pistachio can make a slice of mortadella into a meaty mosaic while the addition of pistachios to a duck neck sausage adds a slightly piney resinous note that cuts through the richness of the fat. The same note adds an aromatic highlight in a filling for chicken sandwiches, perfect cut into small triangles or squares to cater to a crowd. The addition of lemon and a little fresh thyme to the chopped chicken and mayo really holds the mixture together, flavour and texture-wise. But it is in one of Italy\u2019s most popular yet under sung dishes in which pistachio plays a pivotal role \u2013 pesce crudo. Described as Italy\u2019s version of sashimi, pesce crudo features the finest freshest seafood \u2013 snapper, whiting, sea perch, calamari or scallop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Very finely sliced, the seafood is dressed with a little salt, olive oil, lemon zest, finely chopped onion, micro herbs and pistachio for extra crunch and flavour bringing together the luscious texture of the flesh with the high notes of the citrus. While\u00a0other nuts such as hazelnut and walnut are more associated with winter dishes, pistachio has that bright green hue that adds zing to spring dishes.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Many chefs would argue that pistachio nuts come into their own when used in sweet dishes. There are those who believe pistachio\u2019s rightful place on this earth is with dark chocolate. It could be crumbled on top of a choc parfait log\u00a0or used whole and toasted to pattern a Belgian chocolate tart. Chocolate and pistachio seem linked at the hip, combining their complex flavour\u00a0to become greater than the some of their parts.\u00a0You will often find pistachio ice cream teamed\u00a0with chocolate as it tends to help clean the palate\u00a0with each bite. Then again, pistachio ice cream is\u00a0a dessert in itself and a favourite in an ice cream\u00a0bowl.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pistachio nuts take the dessert beyond\u00a0sweetness, turning it into a perfumed dish that\u00a0harks back to the sweet flavours of the Middle\u00a0East. Try a stacked Persian meringue that carries\u00a0the aromas of rosewater and orange blossom essence, the soft brittle texture of Persian fairy\u00a0floss (pashmak), the exotic crunch of pistachio\u00a0and the decorative flourish of rosebuds. With\u00a0customers looking for a sense of a change of\u00a0season and perhaps something a little exotic, the\u00a0crunch of pistachio and its perfumed aroma will\u00a0help lift your desserts above their expectations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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