Not everybody is familiar with macadamias, so the following are some answers to common questions. Follow the links to get the long answers. Originally a native of Australia, but now grown all over the world. Although not well known in all countries, Macadamias are widely regarded as one of the world's best eating nuts.
Macadamias have a subtle nutty flavour and a unique smooth but crunchy texture.
Macadamias are a medium sized attractive evergreen tree of the Proteaceae family, native to the subtropical rainforests on the East Coast of Australia. The leaves are a glossy dark green, and flowers appear in racemes 100 - 400 mm long each with 200 to 400 tiny florets that during the peak flowering can produce a heady perfume. The Fruit and Nut. It is a creamy white kernel that weighs 2.0 - 3.5 gr. There are two edible species M. Integrifolia Characterized by smooth leaves in whorls of three, pale green new leaves, short creamy white racemes, and a smooth shelled nut.