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Tahini
- Forms Avaible: Paste made from Sesame Seeds, which they can be sold hulled or unhulled, raw or roasted.
- Storage Requirments: Stored in airtight container, stored in refrigiator, and in the freezer for 1 year.
- Taste: Creamy, nutty and earthly flavor.
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Balsamic Vinegar
- Physical Characteristics: dark brown color, syrup consistency, low acidity
- Storage Requirments: stored at room temperature indefinetly
- Taste: slight acidic and tart taste
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Pecans
- Forms Availble: raw, whole, halved, crushed, shelled, glazed, roasted, salted, and candied
- Storage Requirments: stored at unshelled at room temperature for up to 3 months, shelled stored in refrigiator for up to 6 months, and in the freezer for up to 1 year
- Taste: meaty, pungant, chewy flavor but it is milder than a walnut
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Pine Nuts
- Forms Availble: shelled, whole, ground, chopped, raw or roasted
- Storage Requirments: if shelled in the refrigerator for up to 1 month, or can be stored in the freezer for 2-3 months
- Taste: delicate and sweet flavor
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Dried Cherries
- Forms Avaible:
- Storage Requirments:
- Taste:
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Figs
- Forms Available:black, purple, green fig, fresh
- Storage Requirments: dry figs in cool dry place, fresh wrapped for 1-2 days in fridge. Very fragile
- Taste: very sweet and juicy
- Figs should be soft and plump
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