Warning - nuts can be dangerous to children..

[gcleminson]

My daughter was scoffing some pistachios last night and discovered this. Mmmm.



Macro:



Fair play to her, she finished the rest of them!

[Coot]

Mmmmm, extra protein ;)

[markrlondon]

So that's why some of them have a chewy centre.

[scarto]

Hope they charged you extra for that little bonus.

[KurtKlaus]

I love pistachios. Pistachio ice cream was really popular back in the day.

[Vampire]

I had one exactly like that once! From Sainsburys.

[Bristolian]

A helpful reminder ...

Mouldy nuts (stop sniggering at the back there) can be incredibly toxic - indeed fatal.

The problem is aflatoxins

Always chuck out old boxes of muesli / porridge and never eat mouldy peanuts - its best to avoid them from the shell unless you know they are fresh. Seriously.

[Chinnock]

Could have been much worse had you found it half eaten!

[notnowkato]

Didn't realise Kinder did them now.....

[gcleminson]

A helpful reminder ...

Mouldy nuts (stop sniggering at the back there) can be incredibly toxic - indeed fatal.

The problem is aflatoxins

Always chuck out old boxes of muesli / porridge and never eat mouldy peanuts - its best to avoid them from the shell unless you know they are fresh. Seriously.

How do you know how 'fresh' a roasted pistachio is? Or are you talking exclusively about peanuts?

[VDG]

Did you ask for Kinder Surprise?

[Bristolian]

How do you know how 'fresh' a roasted pistachio is? Or are you talking exclusively about peanuts?

I understand that the mould that contains particularly high aflatoxin levels grows especially well on peanut shells, but the mould also grows on nuts and grains. I suspect a good approach is to look at best before dates and don't put half eaten packs in damp cupboards for a few months. The Wikipedia entry on aflatoxins is quite instructive.

[Tony-GB]

Cheaper than buying a kitten.