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  Definition of pine nuts
Pine nuts are the edible seeds of pine trees (family Pinaceae, genus Pinus).
Pine nuts are high in protein, and have been eaten in Europe and Asia since the Paleolithic period.
Pine nuts are an essential component of pesto, and are frequently added to meat, fish, and vegetable dishes.
www.nuttrees.com /def_pinenut.htm   (808 words)

  
 Pine Nuts
Korean Pine (Pinus koraiensis) in northeast Asia and
Unshelled pine nuts have a long shelf life if kept dry and refrigerated (at -5 to +2°C), but the shell must be removed before the nut is eaten; shelled nuts (and unshelled nuts in warm conditions) deteriorate rapidly, becoming rancid within a few weeks, or even days in warm humid conditions.
Pine nuts are commercially available in shelled form, but due to poor storage, these rarely have a good flavour, all too often already being rancid before they are purchased.
www.edinformatics.com /culinaryarts/food_encyclopedia/pine_nuts.htm   (398 words)

  
 Korean Pine
The Korean Pine (Pinus koraiensis; family Pinaceae) is a species of pine tree that occurs in eastern Asia, in Manchuria in northeast China, Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai in the far east of Russia, Korea and central Japan.
Korean Pine cones are 8-17 cm long, green or purple before maturity, ripening brown about 18 months after pollination.
Korean Pine is a popular ornamental tree in parks and large gardens where the climate is cold, such as eastern Canada and the northeastern states of the USA, giving steady though not fast growth on a wide range of sites.
publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/k/ko/korean_pine_1.html   (313 words)

  
 Pine Nuts Profile
Pine nuts are getting attention by today’s cooks and restaurants as a new flavor to add to a variety of dishes.
The number of pine cones per tree is a function of the tree diameter and the average yield is about 33 to 48 pounds of pine nuts per 220 pounds of cones.
Pine nuts are also important sources of food for wildlife including songbirds, quails, squirrels, chipmunks, fl bears and mule deer.
www.agmrc.org /agmrc/commodity/nuts/pinenuts/pinenutsprofile.htm   (622 words)

  
 Korean Pine Tree. Roman & Daniela Jost Traditional korean and japanese furniture items. Ikebana training and ...
There is a saying which says that we all are born in a pine tree, live in a pine tree, and die in a pine tree.
It is no exaggeration to say that Koreans lived in a pine tree culture, while Europeans traditionally lived in a birch culture and the Japanese in a verdant subtropical forest culture.
Koreans consider the pine a noble tree for it remains green all winter, a model of steadfastness and integrity.
www.geocities.com /roman.jost/Korea_Allgemein/Korean_Pine_Tree.htm   (221 words)

  
 Is a Common Pine Nut a Solution to Western Obesity Epidemic?
Korean pine nut fatty acids affect appetite sensations, plasma CCK and GLPI in overweight subjects
[The experiment which was presented in a paper, "Korean pine nut fatty acids affect appetite sensations, plasma CCK and GLPI in overweight subjects" to the American Physiological Society in April 2006, by Alexandra Einerhand, director, nutrition and toxicology-Europe at Lipid Nutrition, a division of Loders Croklaan, Wormerveer, the Netherlands.
Pine nuts are used extensively in Mediterranean cookery, such as in Italian pesto, but the nuts of the Korean pine have a far greater concentration of pinolenic acid than those of European pine nuts.
www.prweb.com /releases/2006/8/prweb425574.htm   (1025 words)

  
 Easy Online shopping for Pine Nut Kernels
Once appreciated by the Greeks and Romans, the pine kernel, or pine nut, is an edible nut with an exquisite flavor and high protein content.
Pine nuts are know for their aphrodisiac properties.
Purée 4 ounces of shelled shrimps, 1 ounce of pine nuts and 3 ounces of sour cream in the food processor until you have a smooth paste.
www.bulkfoods.com /pine_nut.htm   (514 words)

  
 Brudirect.com  - World Report
After taking the pine nut oil-containing capsules, the women reported a lower desire to eat and a desire to eat less food during their next meal than they did after consuming the olive oil supplements.
Korean pine nut oil "was more effective at producing satiety and lessening desire to eat than the olive oil placebo," Causey said.
Pine nuts in general are a good source of protein and healthy fats, particularly for vegetarians, Causey noted, but the Korean pine nut is unique in that it contains much higher levels of the healthy polyunsaturated fats than do other nuts.
www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Apr06/080406/wn03.htm   (351 words)

  
 APSnet Education Center - Plant Disease Lessons - Pine wilt disease - Disease Management   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Large plantings of Scots pine as windbreaks and landscape planting occurred especially in the Midwest, where this tree species was considered well adapted to the environmental conditions.
Scots pine is the tree of choice for Christmas tree plantations in the Midwest.
Pine wilt management at the current time in the United States is best achieved by removal of symptomatic trees.
www.apsnet.org /education/LessonsPlantPath/PineWilt/mngmnt.htm   (532 words)

  
 Pinon Penny offers American Pinon Pinenuts - and pinenut information. Why are American pine nuts an important use for ...
Pine nuts are cholesterol-free, contain from 53 to 68% fat (of which 93% is unsaturated fat), multiple micronutrients and vitamins.
Pine nut oil is obtained by pressing and is available on the market as an expensive gourmet cooking oil or a medicine (in bottles or capsules).
Unlike pinyon pines, which continue to be harvested commercially for pine nuts, many of the nut producing pine species naturally occurring in the U.S. (Table 1) were never commercially used for pine nut production and their potential for such production was never a subject of systematic inquiry.
www.pinenut.com /noha.htm   (3248 words)

  
 Pine Pinus plant and seed varieties from rich farm garden
Korean Pine- Pinus koraiensis - Dark green needles and a dense pyramidal growth habit.
Loblolly Pine - Pinus taeda - 3 needled pine with 9in.
Yunnan Pine - Pinus yunnanensis - Native Chinese pine with 10in.
www.richfarmgarden.com /pine.html   (1125 words)

  
 Simulation of Landscape Pattern of Old Growth Forests of Korean Pine by Block Kringing
Korean pine forests are the typical forest ecosystems and landscapes in this region.
In this paper we used the data of 144 plots and semivariogram to analyze spatial heterogeneity of old growth forests of Korean pine in landscape level.
The spatial heterogeneity is dependent on scales and directions in Korean pine forests.
www.srs.fs.usda.gov /pubs/viewpub.jsp?index=2294   (423 words)

  
 Yi Sun-shin Home
Admiral Yi’s emphasis on strict obedience to martial law and the maintenance of absolute discipline meant that the whole Korean Navy, from the supreme commander to the common soldier, were firmly united as one and were thus able to carry out naval formations and tactics which demanded strong unity among crew members successfully.
Such overwhelming victories by the Korean Navy may be attributed to the structural integrity of their ships, built in durable design and material, and the superior firepower and range of their naval artillery.
Korean cannons first saw action in 1380 against a large fleet of Japanese pirate ships, and were found to be a great success.
www.koreanhero.net /en/appendix.htm   (3071 words)

  
 Edible Nut Pine Trees - Rhora's Nut Farm & Nursery
Nuts are smaller than the Korean pine, but other attributes to this species make it unique.
Tree appearance is similar to the Korean pine, with bluish needles which makes it a very valuable landscape and specimen type of tree and also produces nuts with shells that are very thin.
Seeds are smaller than Korean pine, but the thinness of shell makes it a very valuable type for commercial nut production.
www.nuttrees.com /edible.htm   (823 words)

  
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This handsome all original and unrestored 19th Century Som Bandaji (Korean Island Front Opening Chest) is made entirely of a very fine Korean pine that would have to have grown for hundreds of years in a hilly, rocky area in order to produce the richly detailed grain that you see on this fine chest.
This is a fine example of a Ton-kwe made of a very fine Korean pine that would have to have grown for hundreds of years in a hilly, rocky...
This handsome all original and unrestored 19th Century Bandaji (Korean Front Opening Chest) is made entirely of a very fine Korean pine that would have to have grown for hundreds of years in a hilly, rocky area in order to produce the richly detailed, curvy grain that you see on this fine chest.
www.fareastasianart.com /directory/Korean10.html   (589 words)

  
 Pine nuts - The Boston Globe
Crunchier, squatter, and more teardrop-shaped nuts are harvested from the Korean pine and the Chilgoza pine of the Western Himalayas.
In this versatile sauce, the pine nuts (pignoli in Italian) are toasted and then pounded with garlic, basil, grated pecorino cheese, and olive oil to form a bright green, fragrant paste.
The Catalan picada sauce, for which pine nuts (pinons in Spanish) are pounded to a paste with garlic, parsley, and olive oil, is added to long-simmered Spanish dishes for a fresh taste.
www.boston.com /ae/food/articles/2005/12/14/pine_nuts   (378 words)

  
 Nut Pines - Edible pine nuts from various trees
Most pines produce small seeds and so are not considered suitable as a food.
The pines that produce seed the size of sunflower seed or larger are considered to be edible nut pines.
In Asia, there are two pines that are important, the Korean pine, which is native from Korea in the south to Manchuria in the north, and the Siberian pine which is native north of the Korean pine to the tree line in Siberia.
www.songonline.ca /nuts/nut_pines.htm   (330 words)

  
 Korean Peninsula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia.
Since the cessation of the Korean War, the northern half is currently occupied by North Korea, while the southern half is occupied by South Korea.
The northern boundaries for the Korean Peninsula are commonly (and tacitly) taken to coincide with today's political borders between North Korea and her northern neighbours, China (1,416 km) and Russia (19 km).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Korean_peninsula   (736 words)

  
 Delicious Weblog » Where do Pine nuts come from?
They are the seeds of the Stone Pine, a native of the Mediterranean region, but the seeds of various other pines are also eaten in various parts of the world including the seeds of the Korean Pine or North American pinon tree.
Pine nuts are very labor intensive to harvest, hence their cost.
Pine nuts are wonderful in just about anything and now that we know how good they are there’s even more reason beside their delicious flavor to use them!
www.delicioustv.com /blog/?p=43   (405 words)

  
 Pine Nuts
All pine seeds are edible, but most are too small for humans to bother with.
One method of locating pine species in Mexico used by Dana K. Bailey and Frank Hawksworth in the 1970's was to visit the local food markets and examine the pinenuts for sale and inquire about the location of the trees which were their source.
Pine seeds are an important source of food for many animals and in some cases, the animals return the favor by cacheing the pine seeds and thereby inadvertenly planting them.
www.lovett-pinetum.org /pinenuts.htm   (482 words)

  
 Could Minnesota forestry save the Siberian tiger?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The seed of the Korean pine is an important food source to wild boars and other species of prey found in the food chain of the Siberian tiger.
Native eastern white pine populations were reduced after the harvests of the late 1800’s.
In 1996, the Minnesota legislature invested in the White Pine Initiative, an effort led by the Forest Resources Council, designed to improve the regeneration success of eastern white pine in Minnesota.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2001-04/NCRS-CMfs-2404101.php   (392 words)

  
 Pinon ~ ChileMasters
New Mexico and Southern Colorado Piñon are not your average pine nut.
Spanish word for piñon means pine or pine nut, so all piñon nuts are pine nuts, but all
Pine Nuts, harvested in northeast China and Korea.
www.chilemasters.com /Pinon/pinon.html   (240 words)

  
 Pine Nut Oil May Cut Appetite - Healthy Living: Living a healthy lifestyle for disease prevention on MedicineNet.com
Certain fatty acids found in Korean pine nuts can initiate the release of an appetite-suppressing hormone called cholecystokinin (CCK) in lab studies, write the researchers.
The researchers gave 18 overweight women gel capsules containing either the pine nut oil or olive oil.
The women who had taken the pine nut capsules reported less hunger and showed higher levels of CCK and GLP-1 than those who took the placebo pills, report Jennifer Causey, PhD, nutrition manager at Lipid Nutrition.
www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=60784   (353 words)

  
 Arlington National Cemetery:: Visitor_Information
The Korean War Bench is located on the north side of the Memorial Amphitheater beside the Korean White Pine tree donated by President Kim of Korea in 1965.
The pine tree was replaced by President Roh Tae Woo on 17 October 1989.
A Korean Mountain Ash was planted behind the bench on 15 June 1989.
www.arlingtoncemetery.org /visitor_information/Korean_War_Bench.html   (401 words)

  
 KOREAN PINE - Pinus koraiensis
Korean Pine is a very attractive, hardy evergreen which deserves more use in the landscape.
The form is generally pyramidal with a somewhat loose and relaxed appearance.
Korean Pine makes a beautiful specimen or group planting.
www.mnpower.com /treebook/fact67.html   (68 words)

  
 Food Product Design - Pine Nuts Might Help Promote Satiety
Causey and her colleagues found that pinolenic acid, a compound present in the oil found in the pine nuts, appears to promote the release of cholecystokinin (CCK) and glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1).
Korean pine nuts, harvested from the Korean pine tree (Pinus koraiensis), are widely considered the most-valuable pine nut in international trade.
All pine nuts have higher levels of healthy polyunsaturated fats than other nuts, as well as more protein than other nuts or seeds, with 31 grams of protein per 100 grams of nuts.
www.foodproductdesign.com /hotnews/64h118925.html   (674 words)

  
 BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | On the trail of the illegal loggers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
"This is the Korean pine and all logging of this tree in Russian territory is illegal.
When we go to the local trade office an indignant official tells us she is in charge of the train with the six Korean pine stacked wagons, and they are none of our business.
"It's a disaster because the illegal logging and poaching of Korean pine nuts is very, very bad for the next generation," said one woman working in a transport café on the road to Vladivostok, lamenting the general degradation of the environment.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/1742597.stm   (738 words)

  
 Noodles and Rice » Ingredient Spotlight: Chinese Pine Nuts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
I bought these pine nuts because Susanna Foo’s recipe was beckoning to me (coming soon), but after making a batch of her “Honeyed” Pine Nuts I still have half the bag leftover — one of the advantages (?) of shopping in bulk.
The Chinese pine nut has a stronger flavor compared to the Italian pine nut, but both varieties are delicious.
Korean pine nuts (Pinus koraiensis), incidentally, have received much attention lately due to its appetite-suppressing properties.
www.noodlesandrice.com /ingredient-spotlight-chinese-pine-nuts   (489 words)

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