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What Are Pistachios? Pistachio is a dry fruit from the pistachio tree; a small tree with origins in the Middle East and Central Asia. The pistachio tree belongs to the cashew family. Their fruit is a drupe that contains an elongated seed; it is this seed that people eat. The seed is a culinary nut, rather than a botanical nut, and has a distinct flavour.
Why do they sometimes dye pistachio nuts red? does anyone really prefer their nuts dyed red? they are messy and leave dye in a person's mouth, so i wonder the reasoning.eport Abuse. Dye Red Pistachio Update Pistachio is naturally a beige colour, but it is sometimes dyed red in commercial pistachios. Click here for our pistachio information page. Others claim the red dye is used to distract from to poor quality of the nuts.