Nuts

Nuts from Kurdistan 

Never really used to eat nuts. I think that the Chinese like to eat monkey nuts or the red ones (no idea what they are, but they are almost impossible to crack open and eat).

I only got introduced to them when I started to visit people, may be 4 years ago. I quickly realised that a beautifully arranged selection of nuts is definately a popular snack to be served after dinner in the evening. The only problem was that I could only eat the pistashios, because that is the easiest one to open, but they are the type of nut which is the most expensive and the one that you get least of! I slowly tried them all and have now progressed to being able to just about manage sunflower seeds. It is a little embarassing if you can't even open a tiny nut to eat the seed!

Thinking back, however, the first snack that I remember eating at a Kurdish family's home, was poporn. I still remember learning the Kurdish word for it; 'chandery', or something that sounds like that. I only had that once, and then it was either nuts or custard.

Walnut- 'Druiz', I distinctly remember having that served at breakfast in Kurdistan. They had loads of shelled walnuts which tasted fantatic in bread, with a bit of honey and yoghurt. Amazing.

Almonds from Spain

More recently, I have been able to enjoy some nuts from Spain; our church team bought some freshly picked nuts from the tree for us to enjoy.