Among the nuts, macadamia can be easily distinguished for its taste and unique history. The nut grows on the Australian continent, and is also called the Queensland nut. The harvest from one tree will amount to a whole centner, but for a tree to bear fruit, it takes about ten years.
A bit of history
Macadamia is named after John McAdam from Scotland. Since the nut is really of great value, Europeans in Australia organized the Macadamia Lovers Association. In addition to the taste that amazed Europe, macadamia was used as a currency in settlements between Europeans and local aborigines.
Around 1970, Australians, with the support of the state, began to plant trees and invest in the walnut industry; taxes were not levied by the state. Within a couple of years, they managed to collect a rich harvest of nuts - up to seventy tons per year.
Walnut plantations also grow in America, California, South Africa, Hawaii and Brazil, but five out of nine species grow only in Australia.
Let's consider the useful properties of this product:
The undoubted health benefits are the ability of the nut to normalize the metabolic processes of the body and fight overweight, despite the high calorie content.
Helps reduce the chances of cancer occurrence and complications, as well as improves the functioning of the circulatory system.
Fights the rise in bad cholesterol.
Macadamia contains many valuable trace elements and vitamins, it contains a lot of fat, but a small amount of carbohydrates.
All this, as well as the fact that there are very few nuts, determines the high cost of macadamia.
Eating macadamia
The nut tastes very much like hazelnuts. Nuts are either chopped, added to different dishes (salads, hot dishes, desserts), or fried and dipped in chocolate or caramel.
To get to the kernel of the nut and take it out, both stones and a locksmith's vice can be used. Best suited for this is either a garlic press with a separate hole for such purposes or culinary scissors, also with an additional function.
In modern supermarkets, this nut is sold sawn to make it easier to release the shell.
Macadamia oil
The most valuable macadamia oil is obtained not only for consumption.
The beauty industry uses oil as a moisturizer.
The oil, being nourishing, makes the skin velvety and soft, instantly absorbed.
Also used for burns.
Macadam oil can be found in the composition of cosmetic products for the face, hair, body and cosmetics used for decorative purposes, because the oil has no side effects, the composition contains acids similar in composition to the lipid acids of human skin.
