How to Eat Unshelled Sunflower Seeds
Sunflower seeds are as delicious as the hard shell surrounding them is off-putting. But once you learn this cracking technique, eating them will be a breeze.
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You Will Need
- 1 c. Unshelled sunflower seeds
Steps
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Step 1
Place one unshelled seed in your mouth. Line it up horizontally with your tongue, so that the two long ends touch your bottom and your top teeth.
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You can also lay the seed lengthwise on the indentation in your lower molars.
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Step 2
Apply pressure with your teeth to crack the shell.
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Step 3
Use your tongue and teeth to separate the shell and the inner seed in your mouth.
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Step 4
Spit the shell from your mouth. If this is difficult, move the shell to the front of your mouth with your tongue and remove it manually.
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Step 5
Repeat the above process, working two seeds at a time. Shell one at a time, using your tongue to hold the other seed in a corner of your mouth.
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Step 6
Add seeds to your mouth as you become more proficient. This takes practice, but it's worth it!
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Did you know? Russia, Ukraine, and Argentina are the top sunflower-producing countries in the world.
