For several months now I’ve had three hazelnuts sitting on my desk. They are not at all alike. One is your usual-looking round hazelnut; one is the same only a lot larger, and the most interesting is ...

Hazelnuts have a distinct flavor. The small, round nuts are low in saturated fats and high in fiber and potassium. And they are a surprising way to add pizazz to a variety of dishes. Most hazelnuts ...

The longer you roast hazelnuts, the richer their flavor. You have to decide how deep of a roast you want based on how you’re planning on using them. For instance, I prefer a dark roast when combining ...

Elena Valeriote is a writer of stories about food, farming, culture, and travel that explore the connection between people and place. Her work has appeared in publications including Gastro Obscura, ...

They manage a hazelnut nursery, grow the trees and process the nuts all the way to value-added end products. These products, which they sell through mail order and in their on-site store, range from ...

Three things happen when you roast a hazelnut: It gets more flavorful, it blushes from the inside, and it takes on a pleasing crunch. Beyond hazelnut spread, I find that most of the ways I use Oregon ...

Did you know that Oregon’s Willamette Valley produces 99.9 percent of the nation’s domestic hazelnut crop? An early grower was Ferd Groner. In 1880, at the age of 17, Ferd helped his family build a ...