Do You Soak Your Nuts?

[Hover Fly]

Do you rehydrate your prunes?

I soak my prunes in milk overnight. Along with the barlery and rye flakes.

 

[Klaus]

I eat a lot of nuts and seeds. I was reading an article the other day which suggested that soaking your nuts for a few hours was a good thing.

Does anyone do this and if you do are they any better or is this a load of nonsense?

FWIW, I love nuts .... always eat them dry, never done me any harm. And very good nutritionally. I think the stomach juices won't have any problem digesting them ...

 

[User169]

Don't you get soggy nuts if you soak them? That's what happens with pork scratchings anyway.

Apparently, you're supposed to re-dry them once you've soaked them.

 

[guitarpete247]

Apparently, you're supposed to re-dry them once you've soaked them.

What's the point of that then?

I like to soak them in whisky. But I drink the whisky frirst then throw the nuts in afterwards. It works for me.

I used to know a guy who always tipped a bag of peanuts into his cider. They floated up and down with the bubbles whilst he drank it and munched on them.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

You should really try soaking your cashew nuts before using them in eastern recipes - it makes a hell of a difference.

 

[Fnaar]

You should really try soaking your cashew nuts before using them in eastern recipes - it makes a hell of a difference.

I would always moisten my legumes before introducing them to some endamame

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I would always moisten my legumes before introducing them to some endamame

That sounds rude, but I don't know why...

 

[SavageHoutkop]

You should really try soaking your cashew nuts before using them in eastern recipes - it makes a hell of a difference.

really? Why?