where can I find a chashew in its shell?

Answer 1

You can't....Cashews are grown in a poisonous fruit, which makes it so it cannot be sold in it's shell.
Cashews are always sold shelled because the interior of the shells contains a caustic resin, known as cashew balm, which must be carefully removed before the nuts are fit for consumption. This caustic resin is actually used in industry to make varnishes and insecticides.

Answer 2

Huh, learn something new every day :) You can't buy them in the shell.

The gray/brown cashew nut hangs like a nose at the end of the cashew apple. The nut shell is 1-1/2 inches long and kidney shaped. The nut is found on the end closest to the cashew apple. The other end is honeycombed with cells. These cells contain a toxic resinous fluid called cardol that blisters the mouth. For many years, the cashew was referred to as the blister nut.

Inside the hard shell is a slightly curved white cashew kernel which is about 7/8 inches long and is wrapped in a thin brown skin called a testa which is removed during the processing. The cashew nut, therefore, has two shells - the hard exterior shell and the testa.

There are two ways to remove the cashew shell, the inside fluid and the thin brown skin. Washing the raw nut in a water bath and storing it in moist heaps or silos for 12 hours makes the shells brittle as long as they maintain 7% to 10% humidity. The shell will rupture and liberate cardol fluid.

Modern extraction methods are to put the nuts in a large perforated cylinder which rotates at a declining angle above the heat. As the nut travels down through the roasting cylinder, the liquid flows from the shell and is collected in troughs and commercially sold. Some kernels get scorched because they become overheated near the bottom of the pile. These become second and third grades in quality. As the nuts emerge from their journey, they are water sprayed and set aside to cool and dry.

At The Nut Factory, we roast the cashew kernel at 325 degrees Fahrenheit in hot roasting oil for between 5 and 12 minutes. This softens the kernel and gives it a buttery taste. No two batches of cashews roast the same, so it requires skill and careful watching of the exact moment when the nut starts to turn an ivory color. Only by roasting in small batches can we get the perfect roast on each nut.

As the nut starts to go from the white stage to a light ivory color, we remove the nut, drain the kernels and let them cool on stainless steel tables that hold 250 pounds. As they cool, they become crunchy and sweet, and they slowly turn a rich light brown color. At this stage, we salt the nuts while they are still warm to get the maximum rich taste. Some of the roasted nuts are set aside for unsalted uses.

Answer 3

In Goa, India, at Pavement market, you can buy cheshew in its shell.
Else, pluck from the Cashew tree in Cashew farms.

Answer 4

The stores

Answer 5

Cashews come in fruits.

Answer 6

Cashews do not have shells... they grow more like a bean or a fruit ...

Answer 7

Store lol

Answer 8

Any grocery store.

Answer 9

most farmers markets will carry these