Pistachios were on sale this week! I was quite ecstatic--the
price of the pistachios had skyrocketed the past couple of months. There are
several reasons why this is, but the main idea is that the supply just can't
keep up with the demand.
Pistachios are harvested in the fall, when the supply is at
its highest, and hence the price is lowest. Over the course of the year, as the
supply dwindles, the price increases, and is at its highest in the summer. The
skyrocketing price of pistachios during winter is perhaps indicating at
the ridiculous and insane increase in the demand. If half the world is
clamouring after this nut, then of course the price will increase.
But who can blame them? I love pistachios (and any nuts for
that matter. I'm a nut addict), love their intense, yet not overpowering nutty
flavor.
I ground some pistachios and mixed it into my homemade
vanilla ice cream. With scrap pieces of the puff pastry (still leftover...),
Moscato-poached Bosc pear, and caramel sauce....
A Deconstructed Pear Tarte Tatin with Pistachio ice cream
and rum-caramel sauce. The ice cream was intensely pistachio-y and nutty.
I'm brainstorming on what to do with the pistachios. A
torte? Mousse? Macaron? Tart?
The possibilities are endless!
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