Is it strange that when I hear "pistachio" the first thing I think of is ice cream? Is it also stange that I thought they were South American or African, for whatever reason?
Well, it turns out they actually originate in Central, in areas which today are part of Iraq and Afganistan. They're attested as a food as far back as 6750 BCE, though there is evidence that they were consumed even earlier than that.
Despite having numerous health benefits such as reducing blood pressure, and possibly lowering the risk of heart disease, pistachios can be surprisingly dangerous too. Apparently, they can spontaneously combust if stored in large quanties, or in flammable cloth bags. Yeah, forget about combustable lemons. Burn life's house down with green nuts.
Well, it turns out they actually originate in Central, in areas which today are part of Iraq and Afganistan. They're attested as a food as far back as 6750 BCE, though there is evidence that they were consumed even earlier than that.
Despite having numerous health benefits such as reducing blood pressure, and possibly lowering the risk of heart disease, pistachios can be surprisingly dangerous too. Apparently, they can spontaneously combust if stored in large quanties, or in flammable cloth bags. Yeah, forget about combustable lemons. Burn life's house down with green nuts.