Buffalo Horn Shaped Seed/Nut?

[4/14/07] I saw these in a local Asian ethnic grocery store in Minneapolis. If you know what this is please leave a comment.

[revised] It has taken exactly one year, but thanks to Danigirl we now know that this is a Trapa bicornis Osbeck horn nut!!! Say that 3 times fast.

"The seed has a crunchy texture with a bland flavour. It is rich in starch, the raw seed contains a deleterious principle that is destroyed by cooking - yea, right. The cooked seed can be dried and ground into a powder. It also has anticancer and antipyretic medicinal uses."

Many thanks Danigirl!

2 comments:

  1. I also found these in Chinatown in Philly. Bought 1 just to bring home and darned if I can't find out it's name.

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  2. I tracked down the name of the seed--Trapa bicornis Osbeck
    horn nut!!!

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