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October 20th, 2011

Filberts

There I was, enjoying some mixed nuts, when I noticed on the package that filberts were a part of the mix. Filberts? Isn’t that a department store?

As it turns out, I was not eating miniature department stores. I was eating… hazelnuts! Well, relatives of hazelnuts. But pretty darned close.

The Internet saved the day and pointed me to this rather detailed page at The Nut Factory. Therein, the story of how filberts got their name is explained.

I’m a fan of filberts.

Posted in Food and Beverage

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