What is the name of this food?

Question

A student brought this in from Jerusalem. It was the size of a pecan. It was green and had fuzz on it. He says it is a kind of nut. You eat it whole and it tasted like a crabapple.

Answer 1

Could be an almond!!!  See fisher nut dot com.  Vote for me!!

Answer 2

If you eat it whole, it prolly wasn't an almond.

Almonds have a firm, tart fruit like part around the nut.  But the nut is in there!

Answer 3

pistachio??

Answer 4

Sounds like an almond:

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