Commercial supplies of Brazil nuts are still derived entirely from wild trees though there are concerns that they're being harvested too intensively. Brazil nuts can be eaten raw or used in cooking.

This recipe came from my mother-in-law ... As for the nuts, if you don't have Brazil nuts, don't like them, or you don't have 3 cups of them, you can substitute almonds, pecans or walnuts.

Scientists have for the first time captured the complex dynamics of particle movement in granular materials, helping to explain why mixed nuts often see the larger Brazil nuts gather at the top. The ...