Green walnuts are simply immature English walnuts before they ripen and the shell hardens. These wonderful smelling gems are used as pickles and preserves but most famously, and deliciously, for nocino, the sticky, syrupy liqueur from Northern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region. The green walnuts are steeped in alcohol - typically vodka - with various herbs and spices for around 40 days. The resulting dark brown, sweetly bitter concoction is great over ice cream, with a shot of espresso, or simply sipped as a digestivo after a big meal. Buon appetito.

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