Dishes with hazelnuts - 65 cooking recipes

Hazelnuts are grown in Turkey, Georgia, Italy, Canada, USA, Sweden, Germany, France. Hazelnuts are considered a large shrub, the height of which can reach up to ten meters (!). Hazelnuts begin to bloom in March, and the first fruits appear in early September. Hazelnuts were known back in the days of Ancient Greece. The ancient Romans also used hazelnuts for food. These nuts are considered one of the most delicious, especially young nuts, the so-called “milk nuts”. The young hazelnut kernel has not yet had time to acquire a hard dark brown “skin” (not to be confused with the shell). Young hazelnuts remain white both inside and outside. The delicate skin peels off very easily, and inside there remains a very tasty, crispy, juicy fruit - the kernel. Hazelnuts contain up to sixty percent fat, up to fifteen percent proteins. Halva is made from hazelnuts, and hazelnuts are added to chocolate bars and chocolate bars. In general, hazelnuts are very actively used in the confectionery industry. Hazelnuts are also used to make oil, which is very aromatic and also tasty. Hazelnut oil is used in a variety of recipes in the manufacture of confectionery and other food products. In Georgia, a national sweet called kozinaki (in Georgian “gozinaki”) is prepared from the nuts. Georgian kozinaki can be made from nuts such as hazelnuts and walnuts.