Roasting greatly elevates the flavor of food like nuts, activating the Maillard reaction (not to be confused with caramelization) to darken their color and enhance both texture and taste. Roasted nuts ...
Hunter Lewis is the editor-in-chief of Food & Wine. Prior to his time at Food & Wine, Hunter worked for Cooking Light, Southern Living. High in good-for-you monosaturated and polyunsatured fats, nuts ...