Walnuts are mainly used for candies, baked goods and pies.
Walnuts can be eaten raw but also to cheese, in salads and sauces.
Walnut oil gives a nutty taste to salads. It is obtained from the walnut seeds, which is used for cold dishes. A classic form of its use represents the vinaigrette made out of walnut oil and raspberry vinegar, which seasons the lamb’s lettuce. In restaurants, you should ask if walnuts were used to prepare the food.
Walnuts can also be contained in the following foods: Sweet and baked goods, granolas, “nuts and raisins”, snack foods, cheese, salads, sauces.
Possible cross reaction: Walnuts have common allergenic structures with birch pollen, namely the so called Bet V1-allergen. If one reacts allergic to birch pollen or is sensitive to it, allergic reactions are possible if one consumes walnuts.
