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Pine Nuts

Pine Nuts, also known as Indian nut, pinon, pignoli or pignolia is the key ingredient in the Italian pesto.

There are two varieties of the pine nuts. The one shown in this picture is the Mediterranean or the Italian pine nut and it comes from the stone pine. There is a second variety—the stronger flavored Chinese pine nut.

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