Pine Nuts

Lomghi on 13/04/2014 - 16:36

I love foods with pine nuts but my goodness the price is out of control!

Pesto stirred through pasta used to be a quick and easy cheap meal but forget about that if you are purchasing your basil and pine nuts at the supermarket. Basil is easy enough to find an alternative supplier but affordable pine nuts remain elusive. I saw them for $95/kg in the self serve nut section of a Coles supermarket not long ago! $70/kg is about the best I've found but with most recipes using between 50-100g even that price is a little much.

I hear that there is a global shortage so maybe it is time to switch to another nut?

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Comments

  • MITM on 13/04/2014 - 20:46

    Aldi have small packets. Not sure of price.

  • 777 on 13/04/2014 - 21:00

    hey pesto pasta is my fav :P
    Grow about 50 sq on basil my backyard.
    I go to a local nut shop, we have a few in our area, they are 36 a kilo
    Costco is second in the list around 50
    Should be something similar in Perth as well

  • altomic on 13/04/2014 - 22:32

    whole food shop

  • voiletmay on 14/04/2014 - 07:05

    You can use different nuts in pesto, maybe experiment with cashews, macadamias.

    Big international delicatessens usually have cheap large packets of nuts/grains. My friend told me about one in West End Brisbane (17 Duncan St) http://www.mustdobrisbane.com/eat-drink-delis-continental/me… and it is really cheap for nuts, olives, heaps of other things. Just amazing.

    I'm sure there will be similar shops where you live.

  • Placebo on 14/04/2014 - 18:52

    Kakulas Brothers in Northbridge sell Chinese Pine Nuts for $42.50/kg (or at least they did when I was last there a few weeks ago.

    2Brothers have them for $40/kg here:
    http://2brothersfoods.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_searc…

    I have never bought from them, but postage costs are reasonable and I have heard good things about them.

  • omghi on 16/04/2014 - 19:14

    Thanks for all the tips. Unfortunately there is no Costco or Aldi in perth but I'll definitely check out that place in Northbridge and a few online. Will also pop into the local health food shop and see what they have in their nut section.

  • sourdawg on 17/04/2014 - 09:07

    I get mine from the Middle Eastern grocer, pay between $30-35/kg This is Melbourne mind you, but if you have a Middle Eastern supermarket it'd be a good place to start. They usually have great prices on beans, lentils etc too

  • skywards on 17/04/2014 - 14:01

    Sometimes coles/woolies have them in those packs that are around $10/kg when on special. As to basil, get some seeds, they grow like weeds.

  • 2jzzzz on 29/04/2014 - 18:00

    Aldi have them at $45/kg normal price

  • ally ikon on 07/05/2014 - 07:06

    Gees, I've never seen them $10/kg at coles/woolies. Do they have then in big 1kg packs..I've only seen them in the small 100-200g bags @ $90-100/kg. And if you're really lucky a 30% off special @ $70/kg..

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