Cracking Hazelnuts

Cracking hazelnuts are Giresun hazelnuts roasted in their shells and then lightly split open before they reach your table. The shell keeps the aroma inside during roasting, and because you open each nut as you eat it, you get the kernel at its freshest. Opening the shells sets its own pace, which makes this a far more measured snack than a bowl of loose kernels.

How to Choose

• Plain — no salt added; for the taste of the nut itself.
• Salted — salted during roasting; the classic snack to serve with tea.
• Both packs are 500 g, weighed in shell.
• If you want ready-shelled kernels, see the Double Roasted Hazelnut Kernels category.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I open cracking hazelnuts?
The shell is already split during roasting. Press either side of the crack with your fingers and it comes apart — no nutcracker needed.

How much of the 500g is edible kernel?
The pack is weighed in shell. Hazelnut kernel yield is roughly half, so a 500 g in-shell pack gives you somewhere around 250 g of kernels.