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By: Bou Fahed

Bou Fahed — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:51:17 +0000

Banak is allowed into the US, since it is cooked (boiled) and cannot be replanted. I have taken it through customs many times and did not have any issues after it is inspected.
But I am still wondering what is the Iranian name for this seed?
Or is anyone knows the english or scientific name?

By: What is Banak? at 2:48AM [The B-Sides]

What is Banak? at 2:48AM [The B-Sides] — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:24:31 +0000

[...] really is and what its called in English. He did a bit of research online and all he found was another blog that was asking the same question. So does anyone know the [...]

By: mjkout

mjkout — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:29:16 +0000

I’m pretty sure it has something bad but i still can’t figure out what it is ( could be bacteria living in this moist env. or the water .. if its really water ) … i know it is addictive coz once my wife starts cracking she doesn’t stop till her lips become white and i use force to release the bag from her hand to save her life, Banak has a high content of salt which could cause pain in the feet for some people… i guess the only way to know is to take it to any airport in US and tell them some guy dropped this bag on me and ran away they will analyze it and we will know the English name + the content

By: Peachez

Peachez — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:29:40 +0000

I have a question about banak that’s been haunting me!! OMG thank you for this post, been dying to know if banak is bad for you? as in healthy (lotsa protein) or fattening? I’m just being paranoid of the idea of banak being similar to peanuts or pistachios or any other kinda nuts, I’m on this strict diet, but I LOVE banak, I let my mom send me a load of banak bags from Kuwait and whenever I feel like munching on something I grab a bag and man!! it’s like crack, I can’t keep my hands off of it. PLEASE, ANY1 has any idea?

By: com3

com3 — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:51:28 +0000

hmm,, well i dont know about that bank story bosalman, Banak, comes from Iran, they have a different name for it there, but im pretty sure that they make a hell of a good (achar) out of it, its also called (Habba Khathra or 7aba khathra) in Bahrain, and i believe the UAE too, i personally like the small Iranian one, (korboonish on romaithiya’s hardee’s roundabout, happy crackin, okhookom com3 min Montreal :\

By: Bo SaLMaN

Bo SaLMaN — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:38:15 +0000

For sure the kuwaiti name ‘BANAK’ was taken from Bank .. why ? i think because ‘BANAK’ is hard to break .. so no everybody can access to the Jewerly inside :p .

wierd ha!? ( makhalaw shay ahl FAILICHA ! )

By: Delicately Realistic

Delicately Realistic — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:33:48 +0000

Hmmm i dont think it has an english name. I think they would just call it ‘seeds’ just like 7ab :/

Best banak balghari is at Qadsiya Co-op