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Totally cool find at an Indian grocery today!
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banana who
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Date: April 11, 2010 03:16AM Fuzzy almonds... 
I don't get it, come to think about it. I have seen the ones in a shell and don't understand what the deal is on these hairy ones. Does anyone have a clue? Re: Totally cool find at an Indian grocery today!
Posted by:
la_veronique
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Date: April 11, 2010 04:25AM howdee banana whoo
do u have a pic or something? FUZZY almonds?' like.. were they surrounded by a lime skin or something? soundsneat sort of were they tasty? Re: Totally cool find at an Indian grocery today!
Posted by:
banana who
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Date: April 11, 2010 04:27AM Ha ha...no pics and I didn't buy any. I should have but it was pretty crazy in there...very crowded and I just didn't know exactly what they were. They were fuzzy like velvet and no hard shell. It reminds me of fresh garbanzos, if you have ever seen them. They have a papery husk like tomatillos. I have never bought fresh garbanzos; just the dried ones. The sign for the almonds said "fresh almonds." Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/11/2010 04:28AM by banana who. Re: Totally cool find at an Indian grocery today!
Posted by:
klandestine
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Date: April 11, 2010 08:41AM Yes, fresh raw almonds - not dried - yum, yum, yum. Re: Totally cool find at an Indian grocery today!
Posted by:
suspendedindefinitely
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Date: April 11, 2010 04:15PM Re: Totally cool find at an Indian grocery today!
Posted by:
klandestine
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Date: April 11, 2010 08:09PM Those are what I had bought - found them to be nice and sweet, not jellish, just soft - didn't eat the green fuzzy part though - just peeled them and ate the seed inside. Re: Totally cool find at an Indian grocery today!
Posted by:
banana who
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Date: April 12, 2010 01:17AM Wow! I never even thought of cranking up the old Google and trying to find an image of it. I read the info and what I cannot understand is the difference between the "fresh" almonds and the ones with a hard shell. Or perhaps they are a different type? I know, I know, Google is my friend...Thanks for that! Re: Totally cool find at an Indian grocery today!
Posted by:
Jgunn
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Date: April 12, 2010 02:10AM thats really nifty  ...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist  Re: Totally cool find at an Indian grocery today!
Posted by:
banana who
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Date: April 12, 2010 02:50AM Update: the green fuzzy part is on the outside of the shell. [en.wikipedia.org]
It's just strange because the almonds I saw didn't look big enough to have a shell underneath. I have shelled almonds; I know how thick the shell is. This looked like green velvet over a shelled almond. Oh well, the next time I go to Devon Ave. (Chicago street with many Indian/Middle Eastern vendors) I'll get some! Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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