Mexican · IV The Method
Piñon: New Mexico's Native Nut
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Description
Piñon nuts — the seeds of the Colorado pinyon pine (Pinus edulis), harvested from wild trees across the American Southwest and northern Mexico — are one of the defining ingredients of New Mexican and Pueblo cooking. Their flavour (richer, more resinous, and more distinctly pine-forward than Italian pignoli) is the product of the pinyon pine's specific terpenoid content — a flavour that is simultaneously pine, butter, and earth.
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The Thread
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Flavour Context
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