- There are two types of almonds: sweet, which are used for culinary purposes, and bitter, which are not edible and used in the making of oils and flavourings such as almond essences.
- When buying almond in shell, shake them. If they rattle a lot, it is asign that the nut is shrinking and therefore ageing.
- California is the world's largest producer almonds, shipping to more than 90 countries, with Germany and Japan being the largest importers.
- The early European tradition of wrapping sugar-coated almonds in sheer netting and presenting them to wedding guest symbolised fertility, happiness, romance, good health and fortune.
- Sweden employs almond as a symbol of good fortune at Christmas time; serving rice pudding with an almond hidden in one of the servings. The one who finds it can expect an especially good year.
- One belief holds that eating almonds before drinking alcohol reduces the chances of getting drunk and having hangover.
- A French novelist by the name of Collette has been quoted as saying, "Eating too many almonds, they add weight to BREAST."
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