SO much depends upon a tiny green seed, bathed in sun and air, grown on a bushy tree.

The humble pistachio has taken the world by storm, lending its vibrant colour and rich, earthy flavour to cakes, cookies, ice cream and, most recently, the dizzyingly popular Dubai Chocolate – a thick, Instagrammable chocolate bar filled with pistachio-tahini cream and kataifi (shredded filo pastry).