Hazelnuts vs Almonds

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hey snoball don't fuck with walnuts

call all destroyer, Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:01 (twelve years ago) link

hazelnuts are dumb imo; walnuts are pretty cool for the most part

call all destroyer, Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:01 (twelve years ago) link

*i meant almonds! but i like walnuts better than either

call all destroyer, Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:02 (twelve years ago) link

Allergic to hazelnuts, so almonds by default.

raw feel vegan (silby), Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:08 (twelve years ago) link

raw almonds, and anything made with almond extract or almond flour, is maybe the only food that i've tried that makes me gag. roasted almonds otoh have been my daily lunch for months now.

hazelnut milk is awesome. hazelnuts with roasted beans and red peppers is also awesome.

just1n3, Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:16 (twelve years ago) link

hazel also a champeen salad nut

yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:48 (twelve years ago) link

wanuts are the worst. moorlock pecan.

yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:49 (twelve years ago) link

no hazelnuts = no nutella

I DIED, Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:54 (twelve years ago) link

troot

yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Sunday, 22 April 2012 04:59 (twelve years ago) link

[posting nut opinions on a saturday night]

yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Sunday, 22 April 2012 05:00 (twelve years ago) link

Walnuts are amazing! Cheap sub for pinenuts in pesto.

just1n3, Sunday, 22 April 2012 05:00 (twelve years ago) link

i've never been able to get there with walnuts. they remind me of sad christmas bowls. bitter, woody, grudgeful things. plus i can get cheapish pinenuts at the foreign store.

yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Sunday, 22 April 2012 05:03 (twelve years ago) link

Can't get past the almond = marzipan thing tbh yuck

fix it with like some music glue (Trayce), Sunday, 22 April 2012 05:26 (twelve years ago) link

Cashews all the way for me

fix it with like some music glue (Trayce), Sunday, 22 April 2012 05:27 (twelve years ago) link

i love marzipan.

i can't really deal with walnuts. hence no poll place for them. and yet still, here they are, intruding like the chalky fiendish bastards they are.

obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Sunday, 22 April 2012 05:38 (twelve years ago) link

get out of my brownies, walnuts.
how many times.

obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Sunday, 22 April 2012 05:39 (twelve years ago) link

you people hating on walnuts can just kiss all this delicious Russian Georgian cooking I got goin goodbye and when you see the other kids goin MAN THIS IS FINE COOKING RIGHT HERE you're gonna be like FUCKIN WHY DID I HATE ON WALNUTS and we will be all lol idk what is up w/you in your walnut-free world

same old song and placenta (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 22 April 2012 05:57 (twelve years ago) link

now i feel sad about my walnut cuisine ignorance

obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Sunday, 22 April 2012 06:00 (twelve years ago) link

I get very defensive about all the nuts tbh I consider nuts and seeds the best things goin love em love em all

same old song and placenta (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 22 April 2012 06:01 (twelve years ago) link

Gon bring u a bag of walnuts 2 yr gig nao.

fix it with like some music glue (Trayce), Sunday, 22 April 2012 07:39 (twelve years ago) link

ps prob not really

fix it with like some music glue (Trayce), Sunday, 22 April 2012 07:40 (twelve years ago) link

ALMONDS. Because MARZIPAN.

God I wish the entire WORLD was made of marzipan.

I am now going to be combing West Penwith for marzipan if I have to scrape it off mini battenburgs to get it.

White Chocolate Cheesecake, Sunday, 22 April 2012 12:43 (twelve years ago) link

lol otm

wolf kabob (ENBB), Sunday, 22 April 2012 13:13 (twelve years ago) link

interesting poll because these are the 2 new flavours of Alpro soya drink here in the UK; i've only had the Almond one of these and it was FOUL.
i'm hoping the Hazelnut will be better. but seriously how do you get 'milk' from an Almond, or a Hazelnut anyway?

http://munchforhealth.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/alpro1.jpg

piscesx, Sunday, 22 April 2012 13:24 (twelve years ago) link

I voted hazelnut because I'm drinking hazelnut coffee right now, but I like almonds and walnuts as well.

Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Sunday, 22 April 2012 13:36 (twelve years ago) link

I drink almond milk regularly. Well, I shouldn't say drink because I've never had a glass of it but it's almost exclusively what I use in my coffee and cereal and stuff.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Sunday, 22 April 2012 13:39 (twelve years ago) link

it's easy to make nutmilk xxp

dayo, Sunday, 22 April 2012 13:40 (twelve years ago) link

Take raw nuts
Place in blender (preferably a vitamix or similar)
Add about2 cups of water fOr every half cup of nuts
Blend for 5 minutes
Strain through cheesecloth
Profit

just1n3, Sunday, 22 April 2012 15:51 (twelve years ago) link

You can also add vanilla or cocoa or sweetener

just1n3, Sunday, 22 April 2012 15:51 (twelve years ago) link

though i voted for the almond, i find marzipan hideous. sometimes i will buy a nice croissant or such and find that the night man has secretly filled it with dreaded marzipan. the rank faeces of magical gnomes.

yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Sunday, 22 April 2012 16:02 (twelve years ago) link

Hazelnuts because NUTELLA.

does Red Stripe work like poppers? (Abbbottt), Sunday, 22 April 2012 16:27 (twelve years ago) link

I like them both, but I somethimes get a mild reaction to hazelnuts (tingly mouth), so I limit my intake. I eat almonds much more freely.

Aimless, Sunday, 22 April 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link

i voted almonds, but i almost went with hazelnuts, because my bf loves hazelnut lattes. and i am supportive of his decision.

tits or kitfo (get bent), Sunday, 22 April 2012 17:50 (twelve years ago) link

I soak the almonds for a day before making almond milk iirc. Also a thing with walnuts you can do is put them on a baking sheet (probably on some parchment paper on a baking sheet) and sprinkle some soy sauce and bake at 400-ish for five or ten minutes and then remove from the oven and let em cool a little. or do the same thing with a little oil & salt & pepper. also do this with almonds, the soy sauce version idk about the oil salt pepper version w/almonds but the soy sauce home-infused almonds will give you perspective on your life

same old song and placenta (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 22 April 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link

^^ this soy sauce thing is also delicious when it is done to cashews iirc

i have become a bit allergic to hazelnuts over the past five years (tight throat, difficult breathing, itchy mouth) and it makes me super sad - fresh cobnuts used to be one of my favourite things.

i bought some almond butter recently: i don't really... get it? it doesn't seem to taste as good as, like, actual almonds.

c sharp major, Monday, 23 April 2012 08:39 (twelve years ago) link

interesting poll because these are the 2 new flavours of Alpro soya drink here in the UK; i've only had the Almond one of these and it was FOUL.

They're both super-sweet cos they've added a shitload of sugar to them. The hazelnut one has the edge though imo.

Friends of Mr Caeiro (NickB), Monday, 23 April 2012 09:56 (twelve years ago) link

those sound exciting, may go vegan again

thomp, Monday, 23 April 2012 09:57 (twelve years ago) link

BTW raw spinach and walnut salad with some french dressing, fresh tomatoes and wholegrain bread = BEST LUNCH EVER

Friends of Mr Caeiro (NickB), Monday, 23 April 2012 09:59 (twelve years ago) link

soaking nuts & then doing stuff with them is a great move. like cashew cream, blending water-bloated cashews to houmous consistency & then using to thicken & kinda sweeten soups and stuff.

almonds are >>> hazelnuts, here. hazelnuts have a better name. but there are two variants of almonds, which is a nice plus. i don't eat chocolate, and eating blanched almonds reminds me of white chocolate. i like how they're slightly soft, & you can break one into two with your hand. it gives them a little of a pistachio rhythm. I feel like the are more uses for almonds, in cooking, as well as them being more delicious in general. almonds.

blossom smulch (schlump), Monday, 23 April 2012 10:26 (twelve years ago) link

I started pronouncing them al-monds rather than Armonds, maybe a year or two ago, I can't walk it back

blossom smulch (schlump), Monday, 23 April 2012 10:26 (twelve years ago) link

My new breakfast:

1 pkg unflavored instant oatmeal
1 handful almonds
1/2 sliced banana
1/2 cup milk
1 tiny drizzle honey
microwave all together for like 1-1.5 mins
add another splash of milk

i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Monday, 23 April 2012 15:57 (twelve years ago) link

and yet still, here they are, intruding like the chalky fiendish bastards they are.
get out of my brownies, walnuts.
how many times.

rrrobyn is the high priestess of truth here. Pecans can also get fucked.

Hazelnuts win, even though I eat more almonds. That's only bc almonds are more readily available. Hazelnuts are special, and have a drier, more brittle crunch, which is totally to be preferred.

how did I get here? why am I in the whiskey aisle? this is all so (Laurel), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:08 (twelve years ago) link

God I love walnuts and pecans too. To be honest I can't think of a single nut that I don't like.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:09 (twelve years ago) link

the brazil nut?

i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago) link

love them

wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link

macadamias - <3
pistachios - <3

wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link

So you're the one that invites that guy to every party.

i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:24 (twelve years ago) link

Cashews <3

wait - huh?

wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:25 (twelve years ago) link

the brazil nut. Always showing up at mixed nuts parties and ruining everything.

i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:26 (twelve years ago) link

Hazelnuts.

Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:26 (twelve years ago) link

Almondella doesn't exist. Nutella does.

Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:26 (twelve years ago) link

Obviously that doesn't quite work, but...

Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:26 (twelve years ago) link

How can you not like Brazil nuts? If I ever encounter mixed nuts I'll eat those first since you rarely get them otherwise and because they rule.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:28 (twelve years ago) link

I can't believe the ire vented against walnuts here! If there is one inferior nut, then that nut is definitely the peanut.

Friends of Mr Caeiro (NickB), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:31 (twelve years ago) link

I mean I also like peanuts but think they're just kind of boring.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:32 (twelve years ago) link

can we get a big "the peanut is not a nut it's a legume" thing goin, that's always fun

THERE IS NO INFERIOR/LESSER NUT YOU SAVAGES. ALL NUTS ARE WONDERFUL nature's perfect food

same old song and placenta (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link

Are brazil nuts the ones in the can of mixed nuts that's eight times bigger than all its neighbors? I hate those fuckers.

improvised explosive advice (WmC), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:49 (twelve years ago) link

yup

i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:49 (twelve years ago) link

How can you not like Brazil nuts? If I ever encounter mixed nuts I'll eat those first since you rarely get them otherwise and because they rule.

― wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, April 23, 2012 12:28 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

We should hang out and eat mixed nuts some time.

i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:50 (twelve years ago) link

^ yeah, no kidding

peanuts are great! only seem boring due to ubiquity. great flavor, essential in all sorts of cooking.

brazil nuts are just the worst. terrible texture, no flavor, the worst. even the lowly walnut shines in comparison. (and, yeah, i agree that walnuts are great in salads, okay in cookies & quickbreads.)

yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:54 (twelve years ago) link

You guys are all weirdos. Brazil nuts own. I will gladly share mixed nuts with you any day.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:08 (twelve years ago) link

Brazil nuts in the shell are a very tough nut to crack. I can never get them out whole. Maybe if I were a toucan it would be easier. As far as flavor and texture go, I find them a bit bland and very slightly fiberous compared to other nuts, but they are still a pleasurable nut to eat.

Aimless, Monday, 23 April 2012 17:18 (twelve years ago) link

I don't know that I've ever seen them in the shell. I like their texture - they remind me of macadamia nuts.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:19 (twelve years ago) link

To be honest I can't think of a single nut that I don't like.

The only time I've disliked the taste is if they're stale or oversalted.

Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:20 (twelve years ago) link

Yeah, same.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:22 (twelve years ago) link

everyone who mentioned cashews itt is a hero

rob, Monday, 23 April 2012 17:34 (twelve years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Thursday, 26 April 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link

This poll seems like a small fragment of a round-robin tournament that has never taken place on ILX.

Aimless, Thursday, 26 April 2012 01:25 (twelve years ago) link

probably true

many xps, but i had a russian tea cake today, one of my favourite cookies ever, and yes, oh yes, this is the right place for walnuts to be.

obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Thursday, 26 April 2012 03:23 (twelve years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Friday, 27 April 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link

re: nutella, there's some class action thing going on where you can get money for being lied to about the health benefits of nutella.

Philip Nunez, Friday, 27 April 2012 00:06 (twelve years ago) link

i've never gotten money for being lied to about almonds, so i maybe should have voted for hazelnuts.

Philip Nunez, Friday, 27 April 2012 00:07 (twelve years ago) link

there are brazil nut flavor toffees in Australia (& probably the UK for all I know) - they are fucking delicious

cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 27 April 2012 00:17 (twelve years ago) link

it's easy to make nutmilk xxp

― dayo, Sunday, 22 April 2012 13:40 (5 days ago)

goole, Friday, 27 April 2012 00:27 (twelve years ago) link

(hazelnut, not Brazil nut)

ILX uh-huh-uh uh-huh uh-huh BEEP BOOP BOOP BEEP (snoball), Friday, 27 April 2012 08:28 (twelve years ago) link

justice is served

cosi fan whitford (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 27 April 2012 12:12 (twelve years ago) link

wtf? hazelnut >>> almond, i demand a recount

btw didn't i braek ur heart (NickB), Friday, 27 April 2012 12:18 (twelve years ago) link

xp and it is delicious

THE KITTEN TYPE (contenderizer), Friday, 27 April 2012 15:06 (twelve years ago) link


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