Kinnaur Walnuts

Mostly wild or semi-wild trees in the forest belt around Sangla and Kalpa, gathered rather than farmed.

Cracked through the winter by hand, the same slow work as everywhere else in these valleys.

• High-altitude forest belt, Kinnaur
• Wild or semi-wild trees, not orchards
• Hand-cracked, cracked to order

Eat as they are — best within weeks of opening.

Toast lightly to soften the intensity.

Crush over pulao or halwa.

Walnut and chilgoza share the same forest in Kinnaur, and the same autumn gathering season.

Walnuts are widely recognised as a source of omega-3 fatty acids, protein and fibre.

These are general facts about this food, not tested claims about this specific batch. We'd rather tell you what we know than invent numbers.