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‘FYSTIKIA’ IS THE GREEK WORD FOR PISTACHIOS AND GREECE IS THE LARGEST EUROPEAN PRODUCER OF THESE NUTS. PISTACHIOS AREN’T JUST DELICIOUS, THEY’RE ALSO GOOD FOR YOU AS THEY ARE RICH IN POTASSIUM AND VITAMIN K. INTERESTINGLY, PISTACHIOS ARE ONE OF THE OLDEST NUTS KNOWN TO US AND ONE OF ONLY TWO NUTS MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE. THE QUEEN OF SHEBA LOVED THEM SO MUCH SHE IS SAID TO HAVE DEMANDED THAT THE ENTIRE REGION’S PISTACHIO HARVEST BE SET ASIDE FOR HER! THIS DISH GOES WELL WITH A RICE AN