在阿拉伯商店看到一样奇怪的东西,毛茸茸的嫩杏, 所有进商店的人都会买这个东西,我偷偷尝了一个,很涩.回到家里查资料才知道这是一种中东小吃
A traditional snack in the Middle East, green almonds — the young form of the familiar nut — have recently caught on with adventurous chefs. The fuzzy green almonds change markedly during the springtime harvest: In April, they're tender enough to eat whole and have a herbaceous taste (like a raw pea pod, but slightly tart and bitter); brined or dipped in salt, they're addictive. Within a few weeks, the hull and shell toughen, and the seed, which hardens from translucent jelly to a crunchy white nutlet, is the only part eaten. "Their versatility is staggering," says Gregory Brainin of New York's Jean Georges, which serves a tangle of needlefish coated in the jelly of young green almonds. He finds the older nutlets have an anise-like flavor, which he emphasizes by matching them with arctic char and fennel compote. Mark Peel of Campanile, in Los Angeles, uses green almonds both in pesto and in a brothy fish stew; Judy Rodgers of Zuni Cafe, in San Francisco, serves the shelled nutlets with prosciutto or mild sheep's-milk cheeses. "They've got a wonderful satiny texture," she says.
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