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[–] 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (11 children)

And the bitter pistachio nuts are bitter because you're eating a dead worm that died inside the nut.

Always, always, always double check the pistachio before you eat it. Learned it the hard way and have spread the word ever since. People's reactions are always the same shock horror expression when they realize what the bitter pistachios really are.

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  • [+] [S] 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)
  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago* (4 children)

    If the nut looks slightly deformed and/or is dark in the shell and the nut inside is dark, it is not because it was roasted. It's because there is a worm inside. There's often a bit of web inside as well. That is not a part of the pistachio. That is the worm's web.

    I know. It is traumatic, but you know now and I'm glad that you do.

    The only bad thing about realizing this about pistachios is that I have personally struggled to eat them since, and they used to be one of my favourite snacks. Hopefully, you will be more resilient than me.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I know. It is traumatic, but you know now and I'm glad that you do.

    Well I for one, am not.

    The only bad thing about realizing this about pistachios is that I have personally struggled to eat them since, and they used to be one of my favourite snacks. Hopefully, you will be more resilient than me.

    You really didn't have to share this and I would have gone on to continue enjoying them. Why? 😭

    Gonna go stand in traffic now and hope the concussion deletes this fact.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I mean... Is it harmful? Otherwise, protein!

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    That's the spirit! But honestly, they taste so awful, dude. That was why I started inspecting them in the first place.

    If you have ever tasted the defensive secretions ladybugs make when they feel threatened, you know what these worms taste like.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    If you have ever tasted the defensive secretions ladybugs make when they feel threatened, you know what these worms taste like.

    You say that like it's a normal thing to have tasted. Please don't tell me I've also been unknowingly eating ladybug secretions this whole time😭

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago

    Nah, but I grew up in the countryside and part of that territory comes with picking up insects and studying them. And ladybugs would secrete this fluid that would smell and stick to you fingers and when you're a little kid, running around in the garden, playing with bugs one minute and picking strawberries the next, you end up putting those fingers in your mouth at some point and tasting the bitterness of ladybug "leave me alone"-juice.

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