Walnuts News of Tarragona. They help reduce bad cholesterol and are ideal for vegetarian diets because of its high protein content

The walnut color is honey. The fruit is covered by a hard shell with a nutcracker from.

Family: Dry fruit

Family Science: Juglandácea

Nutritional value: 660 calories per 100 grams

Grams per serving: 25 grams (without shell)

Features / Benefits: The nut is made up of fat and oil. It also has or protein nitrogenous substances, nitrogen, phosphorus pentoxide, potassium and several minerals. They help reduce bad cholesterol and are perfect for vegetarian diets because of its high content protein

Season: All year round (outdoors)

Production areas: Currently, is in all regions of the mid-latitude, from Japan to the Iberian Peninsula and the Himalayas in Scandinavia and the British Isles.

Plant Name: Nguyen

Trivia: It was always believed that the walnut was a species from South-Eastern Europe, China and Asia, and extended by the Romans throughout Europe. Recent studies, however, confirm that it is also a native of Europe and also , is from the north of the Iberian Peninsula, where he was quite often of mixed forests with other hardwoods, but after the Roman domination spread throughout the peninsula. In Euskadi is traditional at Christmas, the intxaursalsa: 250 grams of peeled and crushed walnuts, 250 grams of sugar, a liter of milk and a cinnamon stick. You mix everything together and simmer it until it takes consistency.

Preparation and consumption: The application of the nut in the kitchen is unlimited, eating alone as an aperitif, accompanying meats and fish, as part of traditional pastry desserts, etc.. They are also used for making sauces crushed.