Acorn Oil is oil pressed from acorns. Some acorns are more than 30% oil. It is pressed from Spanish and north-west African acorns, rather than the bitter ones in Europe and North America. Some wild-eyed acorn enthusiasts think that Acorn Oil might be the next big thing. It is made and used in Algeria and…
Acorn starch is a beige-coloured, finely-ground powder. To make it, acorns are ground and soaked. The grindings are discarded, but the resulting sediment is collected from the water is collected. Though called a “starch” in English, it is used more as a flour than as a thickener. In Korea, it is used to make various…
Acorn Starch Jelly is a Korean jelly made from acorn starch. Its texture is like a firm blanc-mange or piece of firm tofu. It is brown, the colour of milk chocolate It is rather bland, but its texture is its purpose. To make it, starch is mixed with water, then allowed to set in a…
Acorns are nuts from oak trees. There are really, from a food aspect, two types of acorns: Spanish and North African acorns, and all the rest. The acorns most worth bothering with are considered to be those of the oak tree known variously as holly, holm or ilex oak (Quercus ilex var rotundifolia — aka…