Walnuts are used extensively in Persian Cuisine. The preferred walnut to use is direct fomr the shell, but this can take a lot of time to crack the shells, so it is much easier to use the prepacked walnut kernels.
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Walnuts are used extensively in Persian Cuisine. The preferred walnut to use is direct fomr the shell, but this can take a lot of time to crack the shells, so it is much easier to use the prepacked walnut kernels.