A fertile land with abundant agriculture, Turkey is the third largest country in pistachio production. These green gems are gathered in the late summer months right before they reach their full blossom. Fortunately for pistachio lovers, there is no specific season for eating them; you can enjoy pistachios as often as you wish, on their own or incorporated into your favorite Turkish dish.
While most people call pistachios a nut, it is technically a drupe, or a type of fruit in which the edible seed is covered by a hard exterior coating. Like many other drupes, pistachios are packed with proteins, vitamins, and minerals; when combined with legumes and dairy, it can give you all the essential amino acids for maintaining overall health.
Though pricey in other parts of the world, pistachios are plentiful and comparatively inexpensive in Turkey. In 2015, the total number of fruit-bearing trees in Turkey stood at 40 million, or one pistachio tree for about every two people. They are grown in more than 44 provinces around Turkey, mostly in southeastern Anatolia, particularly the cities of Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, and Siirt.
This story is from the November/December 2017 edition of The Guide Istanbul.
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