The Macadamia nut is the fruit of an indigenous Australian tree first discovered in the lush sub-tropical rainforests of South East Queensland by Walter Hill and Ferdinand von Mueller in 1857. They named the tree after the philosopher Dr John Macadam, a close friend of von Mueller. Despite being literally the hardest nut to crack (they require pressure of up to 300 pounds per square inch), macadamia kernels have a fine texture and unique flavour that is considered by many to