▲ 533 ▼ I don't know the reason why. (lemmy.world) submitted 5 months ago by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 29 points 5 months ago (1 child) Was this a regional thing? In my memory, they were all dyed green. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (1 child) Pistachios are native to Iran, and until the 1970s Iran was the world's largest exporter. They dyed their exports with a food safe red. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hypeerror@sh.itjust.works 34 points 5 months ago* They were dyed because they were hand picked and oils from the pickers hand would cause discoloration. The red dye covered that up. Machine harvested pistachios didn't have that problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (1 child) Pistachios are native to Iran, and until the 1970s Iran was the world's largest exporter. They dyed their exports with a food safe red. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hypeerror@sh.itjust.works 34 points 5 months ago* They were dyed because they were hand picked and oils from the pickers hand would cause discoloration. The red dye covered that up. Machine harvested pistachios didn't have that problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hypeerror@sh.itjust.works 34 points 5 months ago* They were dyed because they were hand picked and oils from the pickers hand would cause discoloration. The red dye covered that up. Machine harvested pistachios didn't have that problem. permalink fedilink source parent
