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"Once the gold mine opens, we won't be able to grow hazelnuts here any more," says Omer Aydin, a nut producer and exporter.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

During a postwar cocoa shortage in the 1940s, an Italian pastry chef named Pietro Ferrero had the genius idea to combine the scarce resource with an ingredient his town had in abundance: hazelnuts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Rachel Williams' son, Jacob, is allergic to peanuts, hazelnuts and almonds.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Other favorites include macadamia nuts, hazelnuts and pistachios — my dad’s favorite.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

Laura and Mary went with Ma to gather walnuts and hickory nuts and hazelnuts.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder