Ripe ... Macadamias

Each year from March to September, mature macadamia nuts fall to the ground from the branches of their tall trees. Grown in coastal Queensland and on the NSW north coast, the nuts are harvested by pinwheel harvesters, the milky-coloured kernels encased in hard shells, the hardest of all commercially grown nuts. A native to east Australia, macadamias have been eaten by indigenous tribes for thousands of years. They have a high level of monounsaturated fats, which are also found in avocado and ...