Where to Buy Authentic Pistachio Paste
Some people have called pistachio paste a little luxury, and if you’ve eaten pistachios and tasted pistachio-flavoured treats, you may be inclined to agree. With their mild, somewhat buttery, slightly sweet flavour, pistachios have proven that they can work well in both savoury and sweet recipes. For instance, you can chop them up to add texture to salads or pasta or use them as a flavouring in puddings.
If you have raw pistachios and water on hand, you can make pistachio paste yourself, storing it in glass jars or some other airtight container until you’re ready to add it to a recipe. Keeping the recipe for the paste simple leaves you free to add other ingredients while you’re cooking without accidentally making it too sweet because of the paste. But what if you don’t have the time or the proper tools to make the paste at home? Here are a few places where you can buy pistachio paste.
Dedicated Health Food Stores
Pistachios have antioxidant and inflammatory properties, on top of the fibre, minerals, and unsaturated fat that can help control cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar. Health food stores already sell pistachios alongside other nuts and seeds that are great alternatives to the more conventional snack foods (chips, anyone?), so it’s not a stretch to say that some will have pistachio paste and butter for sale, too.
Just make sure pistachios are the first ingredient mentioned on the label. Some manufacturers combine almond paste and green food colouring and market it as pistachio paste, so you get the lovely green appearance of pistachio paste but not the taste.
Grocery Stores
With various nut butter and other healthy alternatives becoming more readily available in grocery stores, your chances of finding pistachio paste in one of them are also improving. It may take you a while to find one that does carry this simple treat in a jar. But once you do so, at least you’ll have a go-to store you can turn to if there’s none to be found at your nearest health food store.
Once again, make sure you check the label and see if pistachios are the first ingredient mentioned. You don’t want to buy some other nut paste mixed with green food colouring.
Online Stores
Some shops that sell pistachio paste, among other natural and healthy foods and ingredients, may not have a physical storefront. In such cases, a quick online search should point you in the right direction. Remember to not just check that the pistachio paste is made using pistachios, but also to check that the website is legitimate.
With luck, you’ll find an online store that sources pistachios directly from the growers, as this will ensure fresh paste as well as a lower cost overall.
The truth is, finding certain ingredients and foods isn’t as difficult as it used to be. There’s no denying, though, that having a good idea of where to look for pistachio paste in Sydney or wherever you live in Australia can help speed things up.
If you are looking for authentic and original pistachio paste in Sydney, go visit Saffron and More’s online store here.
