Gingko Nuts
rufus
roasted or even canned?)
I've had them at various Japanese restaurants but I can't seem to
locate any sources for them in Boston or online.
Gerry
No Japanese markets near Boston? We get them fresh gingko nuts fresh
in the fall, but it seems they are always available canned or
vacuum-packed as well. It's remarkable how different they are from
fresh.
We also find them canned/vacuum-packed in Chinese, Vietnamese or Korean
supermarkets. But I'd look for them fresh. It's amazing how much
better they are.
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rufus
Thanks for the reply. Our only Japanese market was forced out of
business by Lesley College recently. A very sad state of affairs
because in addition to being an excellent source of Japanese
ingredients it was also a Japanese community center of sorts,
something truly valuable.
I have checked numerous Asian markets such as the Super 88 chain and
markets in Asian communities, but when I ask about Gingko nuts all I
get is a blank stare.
I'd order them by mail, UPS or even Fedex if I could get them, but I
haven't found any sources online. Any suggestions?
Ken Blake
Here are some sources: http://www.tootoo.com/buy-ginkgo_nut/
Note that the spelling is "ginkgo," not "gingko," and that may be why
you were having trouble fining them on-line.
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James Silverton
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Admitting that you are right and Google does say "Did you mean ginkgo",
there are about 1.4 million responses to "gingko" and 4.5 million to
"ginkgo" so Russell is in the company of a lot of others :-)
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Gerry
> I have checked numerous Asian markets such as the Super 88 chain and
> markets in Asian communities, but when I ask about Gingko nuts all I
> get is a blank stare.
Amazing. They must call them something else. I can find them in any
Asian grocery I stumble into.
Ken Blake
LOL! I guess you're right. And my spelling of "finding" was much worse
than his of "ginkgo."
rufus
Indeed, I got more results from the proper spelling. :)
However, except for sources in China that seem to be interested in
selling 25kg and up, I have yet to find a good US mail order source
for a pound or so. I found one site that offers a proper size bag for
snacking, but they are out of stock. If you have a good suggestion,
please let me know.
Thanks again!
James
Get a Chinese friend to write it in Chinese for you. It's called
white fruit in Chinese so the people in the Asian stores probably
don't know the English name.
KLC Lewis
On Jul 30, 12:57 am, rufus <russell.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know where I can buy any form of Gingko nuts? (Fresh,
> roasted or even canned?)
>
> I've had them at various Japanese restaurants but I can't seem to
> locate any sources for them in Boston or online.
Is it for sure Ginkgo nuts you're looking for, or are you perhaps thinking
of lychees?
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rufus
Very familiar with fresh lychee, but what I would like are roasted
Ginkgo nuts. Slightly chewy and toasty good! A little larger than
soybeans and often the same color.
Tippi
> white fruit in Chinese so the people in the Asian stores probably
> don't know the English name.
Yes Gingko is the English/scientific name for it. In Japanese it's
called ginnan or ichou. In Cantonese chinese "white fruit" is the
common name, pronouce "bak guo". The proper name is "ngen hung". To
get the writing of it, go to
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%93%B6%E6%9D%8F
the first 2 bold characters is the proper name, the next 2 bold
characters, after the scientic name, is the common name.
rufus
already boiled from Chinatown in Boston, but although they were nice,
they were white and somewhat bitter. The others that I have had were
green and not bitter at all. I'll continue my search...