Holy smokes–I thought pignoli were expensive enough to begin with! Mine from one of our local Italian mom & pop shops were $22.99/pound. Alternatively, the ones from nuts.com are $29.99 for HALF a pound. WOW. At that price, thank goodness they flipped you some “freebies.” HA HA!
Did you ever taste test them against other pine nuts and find them to be a better bet? I can post a pic of mine if that would be helpful.
