1 - Traditions

The « dénoisillage » or « énoisage » has always been a popular tradition. During the walnut harvest season in the evenings, all the family used to gather by the fire to break the shells with special wooden mallets and round wooden boards then to extract the fruit without ever smashing one to powder. The « dénoisillage » was a source of income.

2 - Beliefs

Surprisingly, walnuts trees had a bad reputation. It was told that their shadows caused death, their roots poisoned the water, the soil where they grew became barren.

	energy since they are high-potassium, high-zinc, high-copper fruit.
	«anti-stress» since they are rich in magnesium.

The walnut oil is a precious ally to fight against cholesterol.