Eating in China
A small pile of shelled ivory pine nuts with natural variation in shape and size.

Pine nuts

松仁Sōngrén

Edible pine-seed kernels with the shell removed.

Type
Nuts

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Edible pine-seed kernels with the shell removed.

In the kitchen

Added in a family-feast version of glutinous-rice chicken.

The kernels are used.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有松仁吗?

Does this dish contain Pine nuts?

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