macadamia nuts

Tropical tree seeds

Macadamia nuts are the round, cream-colored seeds of an Australian tree, prized for their rich, buttery flavor and smooth texture.

They're among the most expensive nuts commercially, often appearing in cookies, chocolates, and Hawaiian cuisine: chocolate-covered macadamias, macadamia nut cookies.

The shells are notoriously hard to crack.

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Brazil nut · toasted · Big Island · smooth · buttery · tropical flavor · shell · Kona coffee · volcanic soil · white chocolate · orchards · snack · indulgent · cookies · cookie dough · crunchy · salted caramel · expensive

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macadamia nutspeanuts

Edible underground legumes

almonds · hazelnuts · cashews · walnuts · pecans

luxury/cost

macadamia nutspeanuts

Edible underground legumes

sunflower seeds · trail mix

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nuts, nutshell, macadamia, nutted, nutting, nutlike, macadamias, macadamia nut

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G