ginkgo nut

Also, sometimes I see people who seem to be collecting the ginkgo nuts.

They are after the ginkgo nut at the center of the seed.

Between the sushi and the ginkgo nuts, the conversation turned, after a fashion, to the mission.

The soup also contained bits of chicken, a shrimp, some ginkgo nuts.

So ravioli is made from edamame, with ginkgo nuts and mascarpone cheese.

He reached with his fingers for one of his own ginkgo nuts and placed it squarely in his mouth.

Once they are cooked, the ginkgo nuts have a firm, starchy texture and a mild, slightly sweet flavor.

"I am perfectly prepared to believe that the stone communicates to you," Lunacharsky said, chewing on the ginkgo nut.

The ginkgo nut is a common ingredient in Asian cuisine: it appears in soups, dumplings, rice dishes and desserts.

Also recommended are dry-bean-curd soup with ginkgo nuts, and black sesame-paste soup with rice dumplings.

Edible gymnosperm seeds are often given fruit names, e.g., pine nuts, ginkgo nuts.

There are many recipes involving ginkgo nuts, Mr. Tong said, including roasting them for a snack food and making them into a sweet soup.

Lunacharsky was inteat on a ginkgo nut that slipped off his chopsticks each time be attempted to raise it to his mouth.

Michiko came out from behind the screen with a tray of ceramic sake jars and cups and fan-shaped bowls of ginkgo nuts.

Dobin mushi, a refreshing broth, arrives in the classic iron teapot, with the classic ginkgo nuts.

When the meat is almost cooked additional seasoning is added with jujube, ginkgo nuts, carrots, and pine nuts and boiled once again.

Other delicious choices include a floral dry-bean-curd soup with ginkgo nuts, and inky, sweet black sesame paste soup with rice dumplings.

Many Chinese consider ginkgo nuts a delicacy, to be eaten roasted as appetizers or used as an ingredient in soups, stews, vegetable stir-fries and stuffings.

Other additional seasonings and ingredients included walnuts, turnips, crushed Chinese cardamon kernels, fagara, olives, ginkgo nuts, citrus zest, and sesame oil.

One popular meat-free dish is jai, a stew that includes ginkgo nuts, black moss, bean curd, bamboo shoots, noodles and scallions, all foods associated with good luck.

This type of topokki was made by boiling Garaetteok, meat, vegetables, eggs, and seasonings in water, and then serving it topped with ginkgo nuts and walnuts.

Mushrooms, carrots and other vegetables are placed next, with meatballs, walnuts, pine nuts, ginkgo nuts, and finely shredded red pepper used as garnish to create a colorful balance.

"Central Park is a great place to find them, if you get there before the Chinese people do," said Mr. Brill, who harvests ginkgo nuts himself and with groups that he leads.

Other appealing small tastes include grilled maitake mushroom, whole sea eel in tempura and excellent chawanmushi, steamed shrimp and ginkgo nuts buried in a silken egg custard.

Nico-N ingredients include Chinese quince, dried orange peel, mulberry leaf, green tea, ginkgo nut, liquorice root, apple, platycodon, lemon, celery and Chinese matrimony vine.