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VARIETIES AND CLASSES OF PISTACHIOS
The Pistachio size unit is the number of nuts in an ounce.
(28.35 grams = 1 ounce =Oz.)
Iranian Pistachios have different shapes and sizes,the main classes being the following:
1. Round type "FANDOGHI" , available in sizes: 21/26 , 26/28 , 28/30 and 30/32 .
2. Long type "BADAMI" , available in sizes: 24/26 , 26/28 , 28/30 and 30/32 .
3. Long type "AHMAD AGHAIE" , available in sizes: 22/24 , and 24/26 .
4. Long type "AKBARI" , available in sizes: 20/22 , 22/24 and 24/26 .
5. Jumbo type "KALLEGHUCHI" , available in sizes: 18/20 , 20/22 , 22/24 and 24/26 .
VARITIES AND CLASSES OF KERNELS
1. Pistachios kernels, especially types of Pistachios having a pink colour are part of every year's crop.
2. Blanched Pistachio kernels(Green Peeled Pistachio Kernels = GPPK)
Raisins are dried gapes that have higher sugar content and a different flavor from gapes .
Raisins are eat out of-hand and used in cereals, puddings, cookies, cakes muffins, stuffing, salads and rolls .
They are available in three main varieties : dark seedless sun dried Raisins and Sultanas raisins which have deep colour and flavour while golden seedless are pale and tangy .
The share of the round type in the crop is the largest every year. Individual shares of types differ from year to year.
American Pistachios - the total number of sizes is 4 :
1. Colossal - less than 18 kernel in an ounce
2. Extra Large - 18/20
3. Large 21/25
4. Medium - 26/30
The fruit of Date Palm id called Date . They are oval-cylindrical, 3-7 cm long and 2-3 cm diameter, yellow-brown in color and contain a single seed about 2-2.5 cm long and 6-8 mm thick . Three main types of date exist: soft , semi-dry and dry. The type of fruit depends on the glucose , fructose and sucrose content .
Hassas offers the highest quality Saffron available, therefore it has almost twice the strength of many other brands of saffron. It is harvested in the sunny gardens of province of Khorasan .
Figs are variety of oblong or pear-shaped fruits that grow in warm climates: generally, they have thick, soft skin that is green, yellow, orange or purple, tannish - purple flesh with a sweet flavor and many tiny edible seeds, available fresh and dried.
CUMIN(Cuminum Cyminum ) ,The dried seed of a small herbaceous plant, cumin was quite popular even during the Biblical times as an efficient digestive and as a food flavor for ceremonial feasting. Though native to Egypt and the Mediterranean, cumin is now mostly produced in Iran, and other countries like India and Turkey. Cumin has an intensely strong flavor , much similar to caraway . Coriander : CORIANDER (Coriandrum Sativum) , is a fast-growing annual which reaches a height of about 2 feet. It is easy to grow and should be seeded in place. The plants should be thinned to 7 to 10 inches apart. It prefers sun but will do fairly well in partial shade. This herb is grown for both its seed and leaves. The leaves can be harvested when the plants are 4 to 6 inches tall. |
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