Do You Like Hazelnuts?

Hazelnuts by LadyDuck

@LadyDuck (457168)

Switzerland

August 19, 2016 7:38am CST

During my morning walk I have noticed that the hazelnuts on the branches are almost ready to be harvested. I like the taste of hazelnuts, fresh, toasted or covered with chocolate they are healthy and good. The hazelnuts contains protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. They are good for your skin, muscle and bones, it's a shame not to eat them. Do the hazelnuts grow in your part of the world? If you can find fresh hazelnuts, you can make your own hazelnut chocolate spread. It's easy to make and so much healthier than the spreads sold in stores.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

19 Aug 16

I've never seen them growing anyplace I've been. I would love to eat them, but I cannot eat nuts of any kind unfortunately.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

19 Aug 16

What a shame! I love any kind of nuts, I am only allergic to peanuts, but they are not nuts, they are legumes, like the beans and peas.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

19 Aug 16

@LadyDuck I know what peanuts are my grandfather grew pedants and strawberries to make a living. I can't eat them due to the oil...my stomach tolerates no oil.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

@AbbyGreenhill I was sure he knew, as you are a southern. I have found many users who thought that peanuts grew on the trees.

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@JudyEv (325106)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 16

Nut trees would be a specialist crop around here. I know there are quite a few macadamia trees in places.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

19 Aug 16

We only have hazelnuts and walnuts, they grow in our woods, there are enough for everyone to pick up.

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@JudyEv (325106)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Aug 16

@LadyDuck No nut trees grow naturally here. How nice that you're able to collect them in the woods.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

19 Aug 16

@JudyEv Those are native trees here. The wood of the walnuts it's a very nice wood to make furniture.

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@Shavkat (137168)

• Philippines

19 Aug 16

I really like hazel nuts. Unfortunately, it is not available in my country. They are commonly seen in chocolates.

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@Shavkat (137168)

• Philippines

20 Aug 16

@LadyDuck Yes. I had the biggest Nutella. I had purchased it lately.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

@Shavkat I have read from other users from your country that you like this Italian product.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

Chocolate bars with hazelnuts are very common here in Switzerland. I think that the most famous chocolate with hazelnuts paste is the Nutella in your country.

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@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

20 Aug 16

I am not sure if they grow near me but they are for sale in the stores. I love them too but funny, not with chocolate.

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@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

20 Aug 16

@LadyDuck Now that looks delicious.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

Something I liked when I was a kid, were the bars made with sugar had roasted hazelnuts. I have made one yesterday.

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@MALUSE (69416)

• Germany

20 Aug 16

@LadyDuck This speciality must be dangerous for the teeth. It looks as if it's hard.

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@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

20 Aug 16

oooooooooooo I have never seen them fresh, or had them off a tree, I want!!!!!

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

I love to go out picking nuts in the woods. We have to go before the nuts fall on the grounds, because the wild boars also love the nuts.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

21 Aug 16

@Jessicalynnt I get as many as I can and soon also the walnuts should be ready to pick up.

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@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

20 Aug 16

@LadyDuck I would be all piggy piggy with them myself!!

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@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

19 Aug 16

I know someone named Hazel.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

19 Aug 16

It's a very uncommon name I suppose.

@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

19 Aug 16

@sol_cee So Hazel was not the given name, but the family name. This is different.

@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

19 Aug 16

@LadyDuck I remember having Hazel Joy and Hazel Ann on the 4th grade. And they weren't twins.

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@vandana7 (98677)

• India

19 Aug 16

I came to know on myLot that sunflower seeds can be roasted and eaten, and that bamboo shoots too can be eaten..smh...as to hazelnuts, will you believe I have never seen them?

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@vandana7 (98677)

• India

20 Aug 16

@LadyDuck .. Palm shoots yeah...they are considered delicacies in village..bamboo shoots were a surprise as edible thing. :)

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

I think that they do not grow in India. The sunflower seeds are good roasted and also the pumpkin seeds, salted and roasted. My husband like the bamboo shoots and also the palm shoots.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

@vandana7 They are good added to salads.

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@silvermist (19702)

• India

20 Aug 16

@LadyDuck No,I have not seen fresh Hazel nuts.Dried or toasted Hazelnuts can be bought in stores or online.They are very costly here.Of course we get chocolates with Hazel nuts here.

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@silvermist (19702)

• India

21 Aug 16

@LadyDuck I have never come across them growing in India,so never have seen fresh Hazelnuts.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

21 Aug 16

@silvermist I do not believe that those trees grow in India.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

All along the year I buy them in the stores, they are in season right now. Hazelnuts are not expensive here.

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@jaboUK (64362)

• United Kingdom

19 Aug 16

I do love hazelnuts and used to hunt for them when I was a child. I haven't seen any growing for years now.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

19 Aug 16

The woods around the house are full of hazelnuts and walnuts. We have to rush to pick them up before the wild boars feast on them.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

@jaboUK Until they are on the branches the boars do not come, but as soon as they fall on the floor it's better to stay alert.

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@jaboUK (64362)

• United Kingdom

19 Aug 16

@LadyDuck That must be great to have them so close to you, even if you do have to compete with the boars for them.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

20 Aug 16

I used to like hazelnuts when I was younger but now I don't really care for the taste anymore. Weird, isn't it?

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

I never eat the hazelnuts as is, I use them to prepare cakes and cookies.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

21 Aug 16

@simone10 I love the smell while I am roasting them and also when the cakes are baking in the oven.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

21 Aug 16

@LadyDuck I love the smell of hazelnuts. My brother has hazelnut flavored coffee and when it is brewing, it smells so good.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

19 Aug 16

i adore nuts 'f all sorts, hazelnuts're one'f my top picks. they'll not grow'n these parts'n 're quite spendy to purchase. 's fer that spread? mercy, that schtuff ya buy'n the store 'tis 'bout 98% sugar! no wonder young'uns 're addicted to the schtuff :(

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

I love all sorts of nuts too. I am keeping my eyes on the hazel trees in the area to be ready to pick up the nuts as soon as they are ready. The wild boars love them too.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

21 Aug 16

@crazyhorseladycx The grapes are covered with nets here, or the birds will eat everything. Our neighbor has a big cherry tree, they never arrive to eat the cherries, the birds always come first.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

20 Aug 16

@LadyDuck hope ya beat 'em to 'em! i've given 'p with our grapes, lol. the birds outnumber me 'n can get those from the top. coz the vines 're growin' 'p'n the apple tree :)

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@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

20 Aug 16

I love the taste too but I've never seen one on a tree. I'm guessing they don't grow here.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

I think that they should grow in Canada, they grow on the hills usually from 400 to 1200 meters.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

21 Aug 16

@PainsOnSlate I remember that there were plenty in Italy, when we went vacationing and it was not very far from Switzerland.

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@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

20 Aug 16

I will ask around and also look on line, @LadyDuck I just did a search and they are here in Ontario, but I'm not sure yet what part of Ontario...

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@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

19 Aug 16

At first I don't get it. It is not here but is available in India. I also remember that many of the foreign chocolates are centered by hazle nut.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

@shshiju My husband loves white chocolate, I prepare a chocolate mousse for him. I prefer the dark chocolate.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

Lindt makes very good chocolate bars with hazelnuts, my favorite is the dark chocolate.

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@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

20 Aug 16

@LadyDuck Swiss had famous for chocolates. Recent time I get your chocolates as present. It is white bar and very tasty.

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@AkoPinay (11544)

• Philippines

19 Aug 16

We have no hazelnut in my place (Bicol, Philippines), we have PILI NUTS.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

19 Aug 16

I have never seen those nuts, I do not believe they are imported here. We have almonds and pecans coming from the United States, but I have never seen pili nuts.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

19 Aug 16

@AkoPinay It's a beautiful tree, I cannot remember I ever saw one.

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@AkoPinay (11544)

• Philippines

19 Aug 16

@LadyDuck it grows in volcanic soil

it's a big tall tree :)

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@excellence7 (3647)

• Mauritius

19 Aug 16

I love my cappuccino with hazelnut flavour.

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@excellence7 (3647)

• Mauritius

21 Aug 16

@LadyDuck Good for you

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

That's a fake favour, I like the real natural things.

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@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

19 Aug 16

Oh my friend we do not have hazelnuts here, I only get to taste them on imported chocolate bars and mixed nuts bags from abroad. Wish it would grow here, that would be awesome.

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@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

19 Aug 16

@LadyDuck i would go to any woods if I lived there just to have some for free, they are quite expensive here , i love the roasted version in the mixed nut bag

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

19 Aug 16

@louievill I also love them roasted, but also fround and mixed to the flour to make cakes.

@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

19 Aug 16

They grow wild in the woods here, you just have to go there and pick them up.

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@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

20 Aug 16

Frankly, I have not tasted this kind of nut in mt life.Perhaps I had but mixed with other stuffs in a choc.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

If you had Nutella at least once in your life, the chocolate spread is made with chocolate and hazelnuts.

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@cacay1 (83223)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

21 Aug 16

@LadyDuck oh, yeah my dear, we always have Nutella at home refrigerated.that is why very yummy.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

19 Aug 16

@LadyDuck I love hazelnuts. They6 have such a wonderful unique flavor. I don't believe they grow here.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

I believe that in some states they grow. You have other nuts growing in the States, almonds, walnuts, pecans and pistachios.

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

@HazySue I remember that I have seen hazelnut trees in Oregon. Turkey is the larger producer of hazelnuts.

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

20 Aug 16

@LadyDuck true, we used to have a black walnut tree a few years ago. I don't remember seeing hazelnut trees around here.

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@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

20 Aug 16

i like hazelnuts and i usually taste them in chocolates. but the real nuts, taken from the tree, i have not yet tried it though

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

20 Aug 16

It's hard to find them fresh in the stores, usually you find them ready to eat. I like to roast them and to prepare hazelnut butter to mix with chocolate.

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@ridingbet (66857)

• Philippines

20 Aug 16

@LadyDuck i taste them with Cadbury chocolates. they are good.

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@Ronrybs (17812)

• London, England

19 Aug 16

Love hazelnuts, especially when there is chocolate involved!

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@LadyDuck (457168)

• Switzerland

19 Aug 16

When there is chocolate involved everything becomes good.

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@Ronrybs (17812)

• London, England

19 Aug 16

@LadyDuck Spot on!

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