Bronte Pistachios

[John DePaula]

The cost of Bronte Pistachios is sky-high. Anyone know of a wholesale source?

[Chris Hennes]

The cost of Bronte Pistachios is sky-high.  Anyone know of a wholesale source?

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Not a wholesale source, but the price is OK (at least, compared to the places selling them for $60/lb): BuonItalia

It says they are peanuts, but they sure look like pistachios to me...

[John DePaula]

The cost of Bronte Pistachios is sky-high.  Anyone know of a wholesale source?

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Not a wholesale source, but the price is OK (at least, compared to the places selling them for $60/lb): BuonItalia

It says they are peanuts, but they sure look like pistachios to me...

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Thanks, yes I found kalustyans (same price / lb) and buonitalia. They say they have wholesale pricing but I'm having difficulty getting the actual pricing from them...

Thanks, Chris.

[Batard]

I'm gonna play the dumb guy here, and ask what it is about Bronte Pistachios that makes them so special? I know they come from a special place in Italy and that they need to marked DOP. But I googled an article which said Bronte pistachios are "sold at about 5.00 to 7.00 euro per kilo with shell and at 12.00 to 15.00 without it. "

And the link Chris posted said they were "Price: $16.45" per pound. Where did the $60.00 come from?

I never heard of them before, and was just wondering if this is something I needed to try before I shuffle off this mortal coil?.

[Chris Hennes]

And the link Chris posted said they were "Price: $16.45" per pound. Where did the $60.00 come from?

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I found them for about $60 at Kalustyans. That's a bit ridiculous, IMHO.

[John DePaula]

I'm gonna play the dumb guy here, and ask what it is about Bronte Pistachios that makes them so special? I know they come from a special place in Italy and that they need to marked DOP. But I googled an article which said Bronte pistachios are "sold  at about 5.00 to 7.00 euro per kilo with shell and at 12.00 to 15.00 without it. "

And the link Chris posted said they were "Price: $16.45" per pound. Where did the $60.00 come from?

I never heard of them before, and was just wondering if this is something I needed to try before I shuffle off this mortal coil?.

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The link that Chris posted was for in-shell pistachios. And the wt. wasn't specified. The ones I looked at are $26.35 per 0.4 lbs. or $65.88 per lb.

The reading I've done says that the Bronte pistachio is one of the most flavorful - much more so than the California pistachios which are pretty and mild. I've only had the CA variety, and I like them, but I'd now like to try the Bronte.

[Chris Hennes]

The reading I've done says that the Bronte pistachio is one of the most flavorful - much more so than the California pistachios which are pretty and mild.  I've only had the CA variety, and I like them, but I'd now like to try the Bronte.

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What about Turkish pistachios? How do they differ from California, in terms of taste?

[John DePaula]

The reading I've done says that the Bronte pistachio is one of the most flavorful - much more so than the California pistachios which are pretty and mild.  I've only had the CA variety, and I like them, but I'd now like to try the Bronte.

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What about Turkish pistachios? How do they differ from California, in terms of taste?

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Not to put down the CA pistachios, but from everything I've read, they're cultivated to be pretty and/or large instead of flavorful. (Welcome to US agriculture).

I remember eating pistachios as a child and they were fantastic. I'm pretty sure they were Iranian since the US hadn't started growing them until around the late 70s. The CA ones I eat today are a shadow of what I remember...

In terms of flavor, from most flavorful to least (to be taken with a grain of salt):

• Bronte and/or Iranian (unlikely you'll be able to get Iranian pistachios any time soon, eh)
  
• Turkish and Syrian
  
• Californian