Macadamia Australia’s Blissful Nut Vanilla Macadamias are unshelled macadamia nuts with a slit reduce into them so that you could pop them open pretty simply with an included metallic “key.”
You’ll find these on-line for $4 to $7 per 225g bag however I received this as a present from kinfolk in Australia. (Apparently, Australia is the second largest producer of macadamias after South Africa. Hawaii was primary however is now the third largest producer. Macadamias are native to Australia.)
These had been actually fascinating as macadamia nuts are usually bought already shelled right here within the US, so I had by no means seen how they appear coated in a shell. Moreover, they by some means doused the nuts with vanilla taste via that little slit within the shell.
The shell cracks open fairly simply and neatly when you insert the important thing and provides it a twist. Whereas the nut inside is pretty flush with the shell, it additionally comes out simply. The shells are actually laborious but additionally very mild. As soon as shelled, they make a clackity-clack sound whenever you shake them collectively that is fairly satisfying.
For those who’ve by no means had a macadamia nut earlier than, they’re pretty comfortable (however nonetheless crunchy) as nuts go along with a wealthy, virtually buttery taste to them. Right here, they’ve a lightweight sweetness and trace of vanilla that present a pleasant accent to the fatty nut.
Total, Macadamias Australia Blissful Nut Vanilla Macadamias made for a very good, delicate taste of the fairly costly nut in addition to an fascinating novelty from the presentation (though it appeared fairly inefficient to chop a slit within the shell fairly than cracking them outright however did give a larger appreciation for the entire fruit).
