Brazil nut dishes — 7 delicious homemade recipes

Harvested, ready-to-eat nuts are exported abroad in bulk by Latin American countries. For some time now they have been showing up on store shelves in our cities too. With their unusual look, the taste of these tropical nut kernels is hard to compare to anything more or less familiar to the average shopper.

The Brazil nut is a fatty, calorie-rich thing. The nut's natural qualities can turn a dish into a filling meal. Recipes that call for Brazil nut can boast a long list of useful properties. Listing every possible benefit would take a while. But the list of recipes that feature the Brazil nut is much longer. On that list you'll find many types of dishes, desserts included: sauces, soups, salads, sweet treats such as ice cream, and more.

To make good recipes with Brazil nuts, you need to pick good, fresh, ripe Brazil nut fruits. A careful inspection of what you're buying takes more time than a quick purchase, but it lets you select the best Brazil nuts for your kitchen.

If the nut rattles inside the shell at the slightest shake, then it isn't the freshest, and its kernel has surely dried out. Another sign is that old nuts are lighter than young ones. You can tell this difference, though, only once you've already gotten to know fresh Brazil nut fruits.

Nuts are a long-storage product, keeping for up to several years. Despite its exotic nature, the Brazilian variety has this durability characteristic of nuts. Just keep in mind that a dish with Brazil nuts is all the tastier the younger the nuts are.