# Hazelnut vs Filbert

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 18, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hazelnut-vs-filbert/373117 "2006-09-18T00:14:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hazelnut-vs-filbert/373117/21 "2006-09-19T22:57:33Z")

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I grew up in Oregon, and my folks always called them filberts. I’m not sure when I learned they were also called hazel nuts–probably when there was an espresso stand on every corner pushing hazel nut lattes. The only thing _we_ ever did with them was feed them to our pet chipmunks. They were too darn much work to open!

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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2006, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hazelnut-vs-filbert/373117/22 "2006-09-19T23:20:11Z")

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I find it interesting that there is actually a botanical difference between the two. However, I know that my mom wasn’t picking through the mixed nuts saying “hmm that one is little oblong, yup it’s filbert!”. 🙂

I guess it’s like the sweet potato/yam thing. While there are sweet potatos and yams, what we call sweet potatos or yam in the US is generally just the sweet potato.

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How are they prepared?  
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usually just in mixed nuts.

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