Gusta Chopped Pistachios glass jar from Sicily
Gusta Sicilian chopped pistachios vibrant green
Gusta chopped pistachios for baking and garnishing
Gusta chopped pistachios ingredients label
Gusta chopped pistachios resealable jar
Sicilia

Gusta Chopped Pistachios

4.623 reviews

Chopped pistachios from Sicilia. Sun-dried, single ingredient.

$14.97

Purchase type
  • Sun-dried and cracked by the family that grows them
  • Ships from our New York warehouse in 1-2 days
  • Free shipping over $75
Sicilian pistachio grove on volcanic terrain, stone walls, distant mountain
Place
Sicilia grows pistachios on mineral-rich volcanic terrain in the island’s interior. The combination of dry heat, rocky soil, and long growing seasons pushes the tree to concentrate its oils. Pistachios from this terrain are denser and more deeply colored than those grown in irrigated lowlands.
Pistachios drying on woven mat on whitewashed terrace, Sicilia
Process
After harvest, the pistachios are sun-dried before cracking. The drying step concentrates flavor and color. They are then cracked and chopped to an even size. The work is done by the same hands that grew them.
Older hands sorting pistachios in wicker tray, side-window light
People
The families we work with in Sicilia have tended pistachio groves for generations. The trees are slow to mature and long-lived: planting a new grove is a decision made for the next generation, not just the next season. We visit once a year and buy from the same families we started with.

What's inside

Ingredients
Pistachios. No added salt. No added oil. No preservatives.
Certifications
  • Made in Italy
Contains
Pistachios (tree nuts).

How to use it

Scatter over ricotta, gelato, or yogurt. Press into cookie dough or tart shells before baking. Use to finish pasta with butter and aged cheese.

We keep a jar next to the stove. A pinch finishes almost anything.

Pairs with

From the recipe book.

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Questions

  • Are these raw or roasted?
    Sun-dried after harvest, not oven-roasted. The flavor comes from the nut and the terrain, not from heat.
  • Are they salted?
    No added salt. One ingredient: pistachios.
  • Why do Sicilian pistachios look more intensely green than grocery store pistachios?
    Sicilian pistachios are dry-farmed on volcanic terrain without irrigation. The concentrated growing conditions produce a higher oil content and a deeper color. The vivid green interior and purple-tinged skin are a direct result. Commercial pistachios grown in irrigated fields are paler.
  • Why does the green fade when I bake with them?
    High oven heat degrades the chlorophyll in the pistachio skin and turns it grey-brown. For desserts where the color matters, scatter them after baking. If you are folding them into cookie or cake batter, bake at 325°F or lower to preserve more color.
  • How long do they keep once opened?
    Keep the lid tight and store away from heat and light. At room temperature: 3-4 months. In the refrigerator: up to 6 months. Rancid pistachios smell like paint or freshly cut grass, not a subtle off-taste.
  • Can I use them in savory cooking?
    Yes. They finish pasta with butter and aged cheese, work pressed into a spice crust for fish or chicken, and scatter well over burrata or ricotta.
  • How is this shipped?
    Ships from the US. In-stock orders go out within 1-2 business days. Free shipping over $75.
  • What if it arrives damaged or I don’t love it?
    Write to us. We refund within 60 days, no questions.
  • How do I know these are really from Sicilia?
    The label reads Sicilian Chopped Pistachios, Made in Italy. We source directly from the family that grows and processes them on volcanic terrain in Sicilia. Email us if you have a specific question about origin.

Reviews

  • 5 stars: 16 (70%)
  • 4 stars: 5 (22%)
  • 3 stars: 2 (9%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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na@amazon.com
Great for salad dressing

blended a handful into a salad dressing with lemon and olive oil. incredibly good. not what i expected from chopped nuts

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na@amazon.com
cookies turned out incredible

used these in pistachio almond cookies for the holidays. the green color in the finished cookie was STUNNING. people asked if i bought them somewhere. told them i made them. they didnt believe me.

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erica_m_92
pistachio-crusted fish

used these for a pistachio-crusted halibut. pressed them into the flesh before searing. came out PERFECT. the color held and the crunch was there. will use again

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na@amazon.com
not impressed

I expected more based on the description. They taste like pistachios. Good ones maybe. But the price difference over a bag from the store is hard to justify for my uses.

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PATRICIA W.
Yogurt topping every day now

Put these on greek yogurt with honey every morning. The color makes the bowl look like something from a food magazine. Small thing but it matters for 7am morale.

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na@amazon.com
okay product, slow ship

the pistachios are good. fresh, flavorful. my only complaint is shipping took longer than I expected and there was no tracking update for three days. the product itself is fine

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kdc_2017
Morning oatmeal upgrade

handful of these every morning on my oatmeal with some honey. simple. became non-negotiable.

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tbaker_
Good but chop is uneven

Most pieces are a nice even chop but I did find some larger chunks that I had to break down further for the cookie recipe I was making. Not a dealbreaker but worth mentioning. Flavor is excellent.

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sunrise88
so green

the color is wild. not dull or yellowy like what you get at the grocery store. vibrant actual green. and the flavor matches the color

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nm_reads
just ok

a pistachio is a pistachio. these taste fine. the color is nice. but i didnt notice a huge difference from what i normally buy at the bulk section

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Michael Torres
Standout product

I added these to my regular Gusta order almost as an afterthought. Now they are the item I run out of first. The freshness and color are the first things you notice, but what keeps me reordering is how they make simple dishes feel considered. A bowl of yogurt, a piece of toast with ricotta, a pasta with just butter and lemon. The pistachios make all of them better.

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David K.
Not stale. Actually not stale.

I order chopped nuts online sometimes and half the time they arrive with that old dusty smell. Not these. They smell fresh, the texture has a real snap to it, and the flavor is clean. Stored in the fridge after opening and they held well for two weeks.

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jsmith92
Solid

Solid nut. Good quality. Reordering.

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Rebecca L.
these are something else

i bake a lot and have strong feelings about nuts. ive used pistachios from specialty stores, from Trader Joe's, from bulk bins at whole foods. these are different. the flavor is richer and more complex, less one-dimensional than what i usually get. hard to explain exactly but you notice it in the final baked good. made a pistachio tart and my partner said it was the best thing ive made in a year. im not giving full credit to the pistachios but they are definitely part of it

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Jennifer Rodriguez
Best pistachios I have used in baking

Made pistachio shortbread cookies for a dinner party. Three people asked where I got the pistachios specifically. Not the cookies. The pistachios. That is the kind of detail that matters when you are cooking for people who pay attention.

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na@na.com
shipped well

Arrived in a sealed bag with no breakage or clumping. Freshness is good. The flavor is genuinely more pronounced than what I get at the supermarket, which makes sense. These are worth keeping in the pantry.

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na@amazon.com
Pricier than grocery but worth it

The comparison to bulk-bin pistachios is real. These are noticeably fresher and the chop is consistent. For baking where the pistachio is a featured flavor, worth the premium. For everyday snacking I would just use regular.

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na@na.com
The freshness is real

I used to buy chopped pistachios from the bulk section at the grocery store. Sometimes they were fine, sometimes they had a faintly stale smell that I would try to ignore. These have no trace of that. They smell clean and rich when you open the bag. I used some on a simple green salad and my dinner guest asked what I put in it to make it so good. It was the pistachios.

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Amanda Choi
Pasta topping that changed my dinner routine

I started sprinkling these on weeknight pasta about three months ago and I cannot go back. Specifically: spaghetti with butter, lemon zest, and a fistful of these on top. Takes 15 minutes. Tastes like something you ordered at a nice place.

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mlewis7
Amazing on pesto pasta

Made a simple pesto pasta and added a heavy handful of these at the end. My kids cleaned their plates and asked when we were having it again. This is a miracle.

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LINDA P.
Great baking nut

Consistent cut. No shell fragments. Stays green after baking. Exactly what I need for tarts and shortbread.

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ROBERT H.
Repeat purchase

Third bag. Wont stop.

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Maria
Vibrant.

Vibrant.

Six Italian regions. Nothing reformulated. Imported direct.