Imported Nuts and Dried Berries
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
September 17, 2017 2:20am CST
Peanuts are common here, but I'm not really fond of them.
We also have cashews, which I really like, but they can be pricey, too.
I like imported nuts like almond, pecan, macadamia, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts and walnuts.
I've started buying a small pack once in a while, ever since I found them in the Baking Needs Section of the supermarket.
You can see in the picture I attached how 100 grams of almonds look like.
And here's how much other nuts cost:
Almond 100g (3.52 ounces) = 98 pesos or US$ 1.90
Walnut 100g (3.52 ounces) = 87 pesos or US$ 1.70
Cashew 100g (3.52 ounces) = 89 pesos or US$ 1.73
Another imported but pricey snack I like are dried mixed berries.
At another supermarket, I saw a pack that I really liked, an awesome mix of dried blueberry, cherry, cranberry and raisin all in one pack.
It was 6 ounces (170 grams) = 214.50 pesos or US$4.18.
But if I bought it, it would be hard to resist eating just a few at a time to make my "money" last.
It would be nice to receive nuts and berries and fruits, instead of cookies, chocolates and candies as pasalubong or homecoming gifts.
Which nuts and berries do you love and not love?
Are nuts and dried berries expensive where you are?
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21 responses
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
Oh yes, those nuts even cashew nuts are pricey. But even if they are, once in a while I also buy, because they are not only delicious but good for the body and has lots of health benefits.
I haven't eaten dried blueberry. I think, I have to go to the supermarket to ask them if they have that also.
But it seems they don't have that though. I like to have a taste of that, because I love blueberry. I always just buy the blueberry jam. Expensive, but delicious.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
that's why i'm glad i noticed them in small packs at the baking needs aisle at the supermarket. i was delighted to see the mixed berries in one pack, but it's just too expensive for me. i had an officemate who loves smuckers.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Sep 17
@hereandthere I hope they have it in supermarkets here also.
Yes, Smuckers is the brand I always buy.
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
17 Sep 17
Indeed, very pricey, but almost worth it if people were not so greedy. Kind of one where you say, I love them more so will be contributing to people's greed, sad to say. Damn you nuts. 
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
it's nuts that healthy food are expensive.
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
17 Sep 17
@hereandthere No pun intended or maybe.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
sunflower seeds are smaller compared to other nuts, i use a teaspoon.
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@youless (112112)
• Guangzhou, China
18 Sep 17
@hereandthere Then pumpkin seeds are bigger
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@LadyDuck (458008)
• Switzerland
17 Sep 17
Walnuts and Hazelnuts grow locally, Almonds come from other European countries, we buy at our local supermarkets, the bags are of a 150 grams, the prices more or less the same you stated. We also have pistachios coming from Turkey, both salted and natural.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
i like pistachios but don't like removing the shell. we chestnuts come out later in the year november-december. but like pistachios, i wish i didn't have to take out the shell. yeah, 'm lazy!
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@LadyDuck (458008)
• Switzerland
17 Sep 17
@hereandthere I buy peeled pistachios, so I do not need to remove the shells. The chestnuts also come in November here.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
18 Sep 17
i buy P10 worth of spicy peanuts when i go to the city. no cashew nuts, but only in small packs from the grocery.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
18 Sep 17
i prefer the boiled peanuts. i can't eat spicy food.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
20 Sep 17
@ridingbet it's because i get a stomachache
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
20 Sep 17
@hereandthere i like spicy but i don't have 'almoranas' or hemorrhoids.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
True, nuts and berries are so costly in our country.I love walnuts, cashew, etc. I can eat a lot in one sitting! haha ha!
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
yeah, peanuts are easy, they're everywhere. cashews are also plentiful yet so expensive, except in antipolo.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
18 Sep 17
Pistachio and almonds are favorites of mien but I make do with what is locally available at affordable prices. As for mixed cherries, I just settle for raisins and plums.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
18 Sep 17
i love raisins. we also have a pack in the kitchen.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
Pistachio nuts, I love them. Almonds too.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
i remember dunkin came out with a brownie with walnuts briefly and i loved it because it did not have the usual peanut.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
Yes, they are pricey. I overheard one story about a man from the Philippines who is working in the US. Everytime, he goes back home, he brings imported nuts. And every time he goes back to the US, he bring the local peanuts.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
i would love those over the usual chocolates, cookies and candies. he only brings peanuts to the us? how about our cashew, pili nut? there's also butong pakwan (watermelon seed) and kalabasa (squash).
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Sep 17
I think pecans are my favorite nuts and apricots are my favorite dried fruits.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
i thought it would be cheaper in places where it does grow.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Sep 17
Peanuts, the rest you mentioned are quite expensive. They grow in the opposite side of the country and also imported.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
19 Sep 17
it's ironic that healthy food are expensive. i like boiled peanuts.
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@rachz_kisses (3798)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
I agree. They are expensive but deliciously healthy too. I found a pack that has variety of nuts (almonds, pecan, cashew and walnut) and it costs 500.00 pesos. I forgot the grams though.
I like nuts better than berries.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
18 Sep 17
that's why i'm glad i discovered the small packs. i notice that i tend to prefer berry flavors now even with cakes and ice cream.
@balkarsingh (66)
• Jaipur, India
17 Sep 17
No these r some cheap in my country. About a doller for 100gms of almonds.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Sep 17
you're lucky. they don't grow here.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
17 Sep 17
Yes they are not cheap here but oh so good!!!
I agree they are hard to resist to eat the whole bag.
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
17 Sep 17
Ah, graze here, nice but pricey. Cheaper alternatives are available from Lidl and the like.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
17 Sep 17
@hereandthere
I like it. But I don't put salt on it anymore just cheese powder.
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@pinkie555 (6)
•
17 Sep 17
I love cashew nuts so much but at our home country they are sold so expensive
@YrNemo (20261)
•
17 Sep 17
I never really noticed the price of those nuts and berries. Sultana/raisin tends to be (I think) the cheapest of the lot, so I never thought much when buying them. Guess we pay slightly less than what you pay there for Cashew and Almond (I am not so sure but I think so). I love peanuts best.
