Food: Pecan [edit]

Other Names: 山核桃 (Chinese), ピーカン (Japanese), البقان (Arabic), एक प्रकार का अखरोट (Hindi), Пекан (Russian) All Translations

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The pecan (''Carya illinoinensis'' or ''illinoensis'') is a species of hickory, native to south-central North America, in Mexico from Coahuila south to Jalisco and Veracruz,Germplasm Resources Information Network: Flora of North America: in the United States from southern Iowa, Illinois and Indiana east to western Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and western Tennessee, south through Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas "Pecan" is from an Algonquian word, meaning a nut requiring a stone to crack. It is pronounced in various parts of the US as pi-KAHN, pi-KAN, or PEE-kan.

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[edit] About Pecan

The pecan is a type of tree nut native to the Midwestern and Southern regions of North America. It is a good source of protein and healthy fats, and eating a serving a day may reduce cholesterol, though this has not been proven. Pecans are popular in Southern cooking; the pecan's sweet meat makes it a common dessert ingredient, though they also are often used whole as toppings for salads or chopped as a crust for soft cheese, fish and meats.

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