Coquito Nut

Coquito nuts are the small, hard shelled seeds of the Chilean wine palm (Jubaea chilensis), a slow growing palm native to central Chile. Each nut is roughly the size of a large olive and contains a white, coconut flavored kernel that is cracked open and eaten as a snack, sold commercially in Chile under the name coquitos. The palm is also tapped for its sweet sap, which is boiled down into a syrup called miel de palma, so a single tree can be harvested for both its sap and, later, its nuts once fruiting has slowed.