Coquitos

Jubaea chilensis

nuts & seeds

Tiny coconuts the size of a marble, with crunchy white flesh, nibbled like hazelnuts.

Origin

Central Chile

Season (United States)

February to May

Preparation

The shell is cracked with a light tap of a hammer or a nutcracker; the flesh is eaten raw.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Magnesium · Insoluble fibers · Protein

Did you know?

The Chilean wine palm grows so slowly that it flowers only after fifty years.