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The Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) ... In North America, as early as 1896, Brazil nuts were sometimes known by the slang term "nigger toes", [10] [11] [12] ...
In some parts of the U.S., Brazil nuts were known as "nigger toes". [9] Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) was sometimes called "niggerhead cabbage" in the United States, and in Britain at least as recently as the 1980s. [10] [1] [11] The "niggerhead termite" (Nasutitermes graveolus) is a native of Australia. [12]
Yet the term "nigger toes" is not a pejorative term for the Brazil Nut, given that it does not aim to disparage or belittle the nut itself. Yes, it was a slang term; yes, it was a term based on another term that was often (but not always) used pejoratively; but, no, it was not a pejorative term in itself.
Includes: pecan, brazil nut, walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, cashews. (Tanja Ivanova / Getty Images) Nuts are one of the healthiest things you can snack on.
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
Brazil nuts have been recalled due to high levels of mold and yeast, according to Food Safety News and the Food and Drug Administration. The ongoing recall was initiated on August 14, 2024.
The word is a Guaraní word meaning "pig-skin" that originated during the War of the Triple Alliance between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, in which Argentine soldiers wore pig-skin coats. The term has lost much of its derogatory connotation and is now used fairly regularly in place of the word "Argentine."
Brazil nuts: 4 grams of protein. Pine nuts: 3.8 grams of protein. Peanuts (technically legumes): 7.3 grams of protein. Yet that’s not the whole protein story. Balls notes that nuts are ...