register this underSeems Like a Hoax , But Is n’t : cashew nuts grow from the bottom of " cashew apple , " depict above . The Malus pumila serving is ( adorably ) called an " supplement yield , " and it ’s the handbag to this outfit – the nut beneath the orchard apple tree is the part most of us actually use up . To make things eldritch , that " nut " is n’t really a junkie in the botanic horse sense of the word – it ’s a cum . I tell you , the globe is strange indeed .
What Cashew Apples Are Good For
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The cashew nut apple is a delicateaccessory fruit . It ’s considered an supplement because it grows out of tissue other than the ovary of the flower . ( In display case you want a deep dive on flower ovaries , Wikipedia has you get over . )
cashew nut apples go by the Spanish namemarañón , and they can be made into juices , jams , and even a liqueur calledfenny(reportedly , fenny is good with tonic piddle or Colon ) . The ripe red and yellow apples are also used in Indian preparation , and can be used to dulcify up a curry . regrettably , the apples are finespun , and their succus can easy sully clothing – in many land , the apples are fed to livestock because they ’re so fragile .
Nutty Toxicity
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The cashewnutseed is a kidney - shaped snack surrounded by several toxic bed intended to keep animals from gobble it up . Outside the source is a three-fold shell filled withanacardic acid , which induce a skin rash on contact . On the bright side , the battery-acid has aesculapian use – it ’s mildly antibacterial and fungicidal , and it ’s sometimes used to relieve toothaches . The acid can also be used tofight termite . so as to make the cashew seed edible , it ’s typically roasted to neutralize the acid – but roaster pep up caveat , because the smoke that comes off the acid is itself toxic . Prior to becoming the rich beige we ’re conversant with , the seed itself is greenish as see above .
Purdue University explainshow the cashew made its way of life from Brazil to other tropic climates … and how the cashew nut orchard apple tree was the master attractor for many twelvemonth ( emphasis add ):
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Video Proof
To convince you that the cashew apple exists , I dug up someshaky cellphone footageof one tree growing in Homestead , Florida :
Oh , who am I kidding ? It ’s distinctly a hoax , veracious ? Well , hold back , here ’s a television shot in Costa Rica , in which a nice vegan fellow bear witness us how to eat a cashew Malus pumila :
If that ’s not enough for you , here ’s a frenetic video showing a Vietnamese cashew tree processing organization . I think we can conclude that these are real . Now I want one .
Have You Eaten a Cashew Apple?
I ’m singular what these cashew tree apples savor like . Anyone want to partake recipe ?
