Is there anything better than cold and pine nuts? The pinhão producing states have already released the harvest and today we are going to share with you curiosities, dishes and pinhão festivals in the south of Brazil.
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Pine nut recipes
We're going to share delicious dishes made with pine nuts, but I already anticipate that pine nuts are a little caloric, so don't overdo it!
Enjoy in moderation 🙂
cooked pine nuts
This is the most popular pine nut dish and the preparation method is very easy.
- 500g pine nuts
- Water until it covers about 3 fingers above the pinion
- salt to taste.
Method of preparation: in a pressure cooker (if you want it to be prepared faster) put the pine nuts, water and salt. Let it boil for 40 min and it's ready!
Before serving, check that it is well cooked, because depending on the season, new pine nuts cook faster.
rice with pine nuts
- 1 cup of rice
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- salt to taste
- olive oil to taste
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
- 1 garlic clove, sliced
- 1 cup chopped and cooked pine nuts
Method of preparation: cook the rice with the salt, olive oil, leek and garlic. When the rice is almost dry, add the pine nuts, the leek and the parsley.
Serve hot and bon appetit!
Pine nut farofa with bacon
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1 chopped onion
- two spoons of olive oil
- 150g of chopped bacon
- black pepper to taste
- 1 cup chopped pine nuts (large sizes)
- 1 cup cassava flour or bacon-flavored cassava flour
- parsley to taste
- 100g of pepperoni
Mode of preparation: fry the garlic, onion and then add the bacon and pepperoni.
After these ingredients are well browned, add the rest of the ingredients.
Is ready!
Pinhão sweet paçoca
- 500g of pine nuts
- 200g of cornstarch biscuit flour (blend in a blender until it forms a flour point)
- 50g of butter
- 1 spoon of sugar
Method of preparation: mix all the ingredients with your hands, the prefect point is how much the dough lets go of your hand. If necessary, add a little more flour or butter (be careful with excess).
Make the paçoquinhas with a round or cork shape, if you have a mold, leave it in the shape you want.
Once ready, just serve.
How can you eat pine nuts?
The pine nut seed can be consumed in sweet or savory dishes. As an example inside a fit bread, or with beans, with arborio rice, or I cook it with water and salt, it can be caramelized with sugar or roasted on the griddle of a wood stove.
If you haven't tried this delight yet, I suggest you don't waste any more time!
places to buy pine nuts
During peak winter season, it is pine nut season. And during this period it is possible to buy pine nuts anywhere in southern Brazil.
There are places that sell warm, freshly cooked pine nuts on the side of the road. If you are traveling, it is delicious to enjoy the trip eating pine nuts.
pinion party
There are cities that celebrate the pinion season. Below are some places worth visiting, having fun and eating a lot of pine nuts:
National Pinhão Festival – Lages SC
The Pinhão de Lages festival will take place from the 2nd to the 11th of June 2023.
The traditional party features delicious cuisine and national shows such as: Bruno and Marrone, Marcos and Belutti, Alexandre Pires, Turma do Pacode, Luan Santana, Ludmilla, Alok, Maiara and Maraísa, among others.
Pinhão Festival in São Francisco de Paula
The party will take place from the 16th to the 18th of June. However, the schedule has not yet been announced.
tourism in the mountains
Going to the mountains during the winter is the best option during the winter, in addition, the cuisine has a special touch with pine nuts, good wine and a fireplace to warm up.
Our tip is to prefer to go during the week, because on weekends hotels and restaurants will be full.
Also, weekday hotel prices are often lower compared to weekends.