Everyone knows what is the famous Piedmont nuts cream called Nutella, but do you know what the pistaches cream is? The word Nutella is a brand but it is such a part of Italians' everyday life that we started to use this name to call other similar things.
In Sicily for example there is a cream made with the pistaches from Bronte, near Catania, so in colloquial ways we referr to it as the pistaches Nutella.
The pistaches cream is green and delicious, you can eat it on some fresh bread or if you prefer make a pie and fill it with this cream.
The pistache from Bronte also called the "Green gold" is a variety named from the Latin Pistacia vera and is a Denomination of Protected Origin (P.D.O.) They are used for salty dishes as well as for desserts, ice cream included.
If you ever come to Sicily I suggest you buy some of this lovely green gold in the typical shops that sell Sicilian specialties. You will definetely enjoy it!
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