I read somewhere that it grows in South America and hangs from a tree and is called the cashew apple. Also, you never see a cashew with a shell !
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2006-07-18 10:50:07 · 6 answers · asked by Rhinorm 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
YES, THE CASHEW IS A NUT, THE SHELL IS TOXIC.
2006-07-18 10:54:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cashews do grow on the bottom of the "fruit". THe reason you never seem then in a nut, other than on the actual tree, is because they have to be processed before you can eat them. There is a deadly chemical in the shell ( I think ) and if not done correctly, you die.
2006-07-18 17:59:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cashew nuts and cashew apples are not the same thing. the apples aren't what people eat--they're a pseudofruit--the nuts are where the flava is ;)
2006-07-18 17:54:16 · answer #3 · answered by imahilarmy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is indeed a nut, it has a shell you have to break open :] Mmm cashews I love em but they make me get coldsores.. am allergic.. alas.
2006-07-18 17:53:48 · answer #4 · answered by Sorcha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they are a nut. they are also good. it's in a shell you brake open. if you go to the flee market you can get them anyway you want. hot, spicy, etc.
2006-07-18 17:57:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
idk
2006-07-18 17:53:06 · answer #6 · answered by lkfan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋