Pistachio a sudden 50% loss in the Australian pistachio harvest. Several years of severe drought in Iran around 2008 to 2015 caused significant declines in production. In 2016, world production of pistachios was 1.1 million tonnes, with the United States and Iran as leading producers, together accounting for 68% of the total (table). Secondary producers were Turkey and China. The kernels are often eaten whole, either fresh or roasted and salted, and are also used in pistachio ice cream, kulfi, spumoni, historically in Neapolitan ice cream, pistachio butter, pistachio paste and confections such as baklava, pistachio chocolate, pistachio halva, pistachio lokum
Kicked in the Nuts in the Nuts" prankster was featured in the "Family Guy" episode "The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire," written by Mike and Patrick. Peter Griffin is the victim of a prank by the "Kicked in the Nuts" guy. One of the later episodes featured a live-action segment with "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane "receiving the honor". He also appeared in the DVD release of the episode "Lois Kills Stewie" during Stewie's performance of a variation of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Little List" which was cut from the television broadcast for air-time. Earl Hickey dresses as the "Kicked in the Nuts" guy and kicks Little Chubby