Customer Reviews

Bergin Nut Company Filberts Whole Raw, 14-Ounce Bags (Pack of 2)

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If I could I would eat the whole bag of filberts in one sitting. They are great! Glad they took off the shells. Makes it easy to gorge on these nuts.

Purchased four types of nuts from Bergin simultaneously to make large batch of trail mix for several of my brothers who frequently hike/mountain bike with a group. I do the easy work by making their trail mix; they do the hard work - the hiking and biking!

First time purchase of these Bergin cashews, filberts (hazelnuts) and pecans; second attempt at their almonds. (First purchase of Bergin almonds was horrible; stale, sticky, gummy & chewy even though the 'flavor' seemed ok. They were just terrible. But that was months ago so I thought I give it another try).

So far, the filberts, almonds (this time around) and the pecans are terrifically yummy. It is the cashews this time that are useless. Waste of money. All packages were sealed by folded over cellophane bags (like those cheap, holiday treat bags) and closed with an adhesive label listing nutritional values. Could not determine reason for stale cashews, but then again, I couldn't determine reason for stale almonds months ago either.

So, some good; some not so good. Unsure if I'd purchase from this company again, even if on sale. Guess it is the luck of the draw.

Fast shipping great value better price than a local food store
Keeps well in the freezer.

Hazelnuts were one of the foundational foods of paleolithic and neolithic communities in western Eurasia, from the British isles to Turkey and the Caucasus. There are hazelnut shell mounds, comparable to the sea-shell mounds of Mayan and other New World cultures, still being discovered in Europe and Turkey and being excavated. Their bulk testifies to the nutritional importance of hazelnuts in prehistoric cultures. One such mound on the Isle of Man has been dated as 9000 years old; other mounds are mentioned in the wikipedia article devoted to hazelnuts.

Hazelnuts and filberts are not precisely synonymous, though most of the nuts grown in Oregon and Washington are hybrids or cultivars of the two. Genuine hazelnuts from Turkey and Italy are far more flavorful than the Oregon 'filbazelnuts', but the time-lag between the nut grove in Anatolia and the supermarket in your neighborhood may impact the quality and freshness of imported hazels. The Bergin Company, with headquarters in Minnesota, packages Turkish hazelnuts but labels them filberts. Go figure!

There seems to be a surge in popularity of hazelnuts in the USA and Canada these days, with Italian gelato/ice cream becoming a standard flavor. Hazelnuts blend well with chocolate, both in ice cream and in candy. The whole nuts can be eaten raw or roasted, and their nutritional value is high. Hazelnut-milk is a very tasty substitute for cow's milk, with a far more agreeable flavor than soya-milk. On the other hand, hazelnut-flavored coffee is (to my tastebuds) an abomination. Hazelnut oil is wonderful in salad dressings, but expensive; it should never be used for cooking, especially not for frying.

No, I don't own a hazelnut grove, nor am I connected in any way to hazelnut marketing. I just like the things a lot, and hope to see high-quality hazels more widely available in markets everywhere.

Nuts are good but they are not crunchy at all and they don't have that strong nuts taste that I'm used to.Maybe it's the variety of that nut...
It's a shame because it's so hard to find hazelnuts in Florida and I love them.I won't critize them too much but I won't recommand them neither.

The filberts provided by Bergin were as advertised and tasted very good. They arrived within the time specified and provided complete satisfaction.

Very fresh, not rancid like most you buy in the supermarket. Taste good, keep in the fridge for extended time. Will order again.