17 September 2005
Almendras Marcona
Tonight Jimmy and I went to Eclipse Di Luna, a tapas bar in Buckhead. There I had Marcona almonds, which I had never had before. Their shape is very different than California almonds; Marcona almonds are rounder and flatter. They are also little softer and a bit sweeter. I found them to be quite delicious, as I should since they seem to be some of the most prized almonds in the world.
Also, did you know that nuts are actually fruits? The definition for a nut is “an indehiscent, hard-shelled, one-loculated, one-seeded fruit, such as an acorn or hazelnut.” [Indehiscent means “not splitting open at maturity.” Don’t worry, I had to look it up, too.] So the whole peanut—shell & all—is a fruit, and the part we eat is the seed. When Jimmy and I realised this, he said he was going to start considering peanut butter a fruit.