Nuts

Meal

Tiger Nut meal is a coarse grind of the sweet tuber of Cyperus esculentus, also called chufa—not a true tree nut that still feels sandy and particulate rather than powder-fine. It adds visible flecks and a rustic crunch to cookies, coatings, crumbles, and hearty batters. Flavour is sweet, coconut-almond-like, and crunchy when dried. Meal often keeps more skin and oil than refined flour, so it tastes fuller and darkens more in the oven. Toast meal in a dry pan to bloom aroma before folding into doughs. Useful wherever Spanish horchata, West African snacks, gluten-free flours, and dairy-free milks. Storage: dried chufa keeps cool and dry; watch for moisture spoilage. Process notes: soak dried tubers for drinks; mill for flour; not shelled like tree nuts. Botanically a tuber—important for allergy communication even when sold beside nuts. Treat as not a tree nut botanically but label for cross-contact and personal allergy histories. Choose meal for texture and flour for smoother crumbs and pastes.