# What are snow nuts?(Chinese restaurant)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [August 2, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189 "2012-08-02T16:46:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189/1 "2012-08-02T16:46:26Z")
There is a hole in the wall Chinese restaurant not far from me that I saw a poster they put up on the street by the door advertising a special that comes with snow nuts. 😕
The picture really does look like some sort of nut too.
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### Author:  [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189/2 "2012-08-02T17:46:32Z")
Maybe they mean snow peas or water chestnuts?
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### Author:  [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189/3 "2012-08-03T00:46:48Z")
> [@grude](#):
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> There is a hole in the wall Chinese restaurant not far from me that I saw a poster they put up on the street by the door advertising a special that comes with snow nuts. 😕
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> The picture really does look like some sort of nut too.
First, get one male Snow Leopard…
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189/4 "2012-08-03T02:25:38Z")
I used to get them when I was a kid, walking to school in winter.
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### Author:  [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189/5 "2012-08-03T02:40:43Z")
Probably not this: [http://www.alidasfruits.com/Snow-Nuts\_p\_50.html](http://www.alidasfruits.com/Snow-Nuts_p_50.html)
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### Author:  [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189/6 "2012-08-03T12:15:36Z")
Could they possibly mean lychee fruit?
Those look a little like a nut, I suppose.
Do you know if they were sweet or savory?
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### Author:  [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189/7 "2012-08-03T16:01:27Z")
Gingko nuts, maybe?
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### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189/8 "2012-08-03T16:05:06Z")
Chinese restaurant manager: Hey, go put the sign for our new special up in the window.
Chinese resgaurant employee: Ok.
Chinese restaurant manager: And be sure to note somewhere that there’s no nuts in it. We’ve had issues with people with food allergies in the past.
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### Author:  [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189/9 "2012-08-03T16:41:20Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> Chinese restaurant manager: Hey, go put the sign for our new special up in the window.
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> Chinese resgaurant employee: Ok.
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> Chinese restaurant manager: And be sure to note somewhere that there’s no nuts in it. We’ve had issues with people with food allergies in the past.
LOL! That is likely correct. Also, it could be a way to attract gringos who don’t know any better to eat water chestnuts.
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### Author:  [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189/10 "2012-08-03T17:54:27Z")
Walnuts in white chocolate?
[http://www.alidasfruits.com/Snow-Nuts\_p\_50.html](http://www.alidasfruits.com/Snow-Nuts_p_50.html)
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### Author:  [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-snow-nuts-chinese-restaurant/630189/11 "2012-08-03T18:58:36Z")
The picture looked like some kind of round nut, like macadamias.
I’m actually gonna go get an order today and I’ll report back 🙂