Cashew apples on our baby cashew tree
@allknowing (138414)
India
April 25, 2018 6:05am CST
After we lost our old tree which lived for 20 years we now have this one and it has already started yielding. The cashew apples are small but the tree is loaded. This is how they hang on the tree
Fun to see them strewn on the ground that are picked. The nuts are saved but the fruit is discarded.
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@allknowing (138414)
• India
27 Apr 18
A tree that gave us a lot of happiness is missed by us.
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@youless (112621)
• Guangzhou, China
26 Apr 18
@allknowing Is it possible to bake them?
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@allknowing (138414)
• India
26 Apr 18
@youless They give out strong smelling oil and smoke. One has to do it on open fire in the garden which is a messy affair
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@allknowing (138414)
• India
26 Apr 18
The process of getting the nuts ready to eat is a difficult job and so we sell raw cashew nuts.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
25 Apr 18
I have not tasted the cashew apples recently.We used to prepare dishes with raw cashews.
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@allknowing (138414)
• India
26 Apr 18
@silvermist You must be meaning nuts with shells that are soft to the touch and the shell can be sliced and the pith (nut) removed.
@silvermist (19702)
• India
26 Apr 18
@allknowing Actually they are not really raw.They have been heat processed to remove
the outer shell which is poisonous.Raw just means not roasted.Really raw ones would be poisonous and allergic.May be we should say cashews that are un-roasted.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
25 Apr 18
That's pretty neat to see the actual tree for once.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
25 Apr 18
@allknowing It's okay. It's good just to get the general idea. :)
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@allknowing (138414)
• India
25 Apr 18
There is a process involved to get to cashew nuts that you get in stores (lol)
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@allknowing (138414)
• India
25 Apr 18
@dsrl_6 That seed has to be roasted and roasting it is not easy.
@dsrl_6 (99)
• Quezon, Philippines
25 Apr 18
@allknowing Really? Isn't it the seed outside?
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
25 Apr 18
@allknowing Yes of course, but in the past, When we were school going, we loved to pluck those fruits and preserve the seeds for selling. Then fruits ate by Goats, I hope they must be enjoyed the sweet taste of this fruits. Now not having that trees any more.
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@allknowing (138414)
• India
25 Apr 18
You must be having them at your native place.
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
25 Apr 18
Beautiful.. We have dried cashew nuts here.. I have never seen cashew plant before. Thanks for sharing the beautiful picture.
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