I have been craving some nice marcona almonds. I had a few on a cheese plate in a nice restaurant in Knoxville and instantly became addicted. Marcona almonds come from Spain and are so sweet and delicious. They are simply prepared by roasting or frying in a little olive oil and finished with a sprinkle of sea salt. This is a perfect cocktail hour snack.
Of course, I cannot buy them locally. I have not actually seen them available anywhere but I found a wonderful online nut store called
Nuts Online. They have an amazing selection and ship to Canada. No problem clearing customs and they arrived in less than a week.
I didn't just order marconas! I might as well get more for the postage that I am paying. I bought some almond flour - 5 pounds of almond flour! I can see macarons and other interesting cakes and cookies in my future. I also purchased some unsalted raw pistachios, unsalted raw cashews and some beautiful Spanish pinenuts.
Thanks for the information on where to find these treasures:D
ReplyDeleteSarah...thanks for this information. Can't wait for you to post up macarons and almond cakes :)
ReplyDeleteIncredible.. marcona almonds in canada.. is true, we fry them and they are great por the aperitive..!! you can keep them in a glass jar but fry them on a dry day, if you fry them on a rainy day they get dam and are not the same..!! best regards from spain.!!
ReplyDeleteI am a lucky puppy living within a mile or so of many NY food places that sell great almonds. I love those marconas... but I am very interested in what you are going to come up with using that flour... I am thinking of one already!!! Great picture, BTW!
ReplyDeleteMy sister used to rave about these when she was studying abroad. I'd forgotten about them until now!
ReplyDeleteI've used Nuts Online before they are great!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree about the marcona almonds,just fabulous. Great post.
ReplyDeleteBe well
Je ne connaissais pas ces amandes.
ReplyDeleteA bientôt et bon weekend.
I am addicted to these almonds. They spoil me for nibbling on any other nuts. Fortunately, Costco sells them in cans here for a decent price or else I'd probably go bankrupt feeding my habit. ;)
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