Feeling blue? Eat one or two cashew to recharge your batteries!
Origin
Cashew or cashew nut, is a fruit that belongs to the Anacardiaceae family. It is not very well known, but the cashew also produces a false fruit, an eatable peduncle, that is mainly eaten in its original birthplace, Brazil. A different variety of cashew, the oriental one, was born in the XVI century in India, when the Portuguese imported the fruit fromAmerica to spread its cultivation throughout the territory. Today, this delicious fruit can be found all over the world and there are many places where it is now produced, especially in East Africa and India.
Cook It
Cashews can also be found without their shell and often toasted. If you have to take the shell pff yourself, be careful: sometimes a part of the shell can stick on the fruit,making the seed extremely toxic. To better taste cashews,also taking advantage of their properties, soak them for 6 to 8 hours (of course, if they are not toasted)!This tropical fruit totally conquered the western cuisines,especially patisseries (ever tried the cashew mousse?). It is often used to create tasty varieties of traditional dishes, like pesto.
Did you know that?
From Cashews, you can make an oil, very similar to the almond one, that can be used for soothing massages. This fruit is so tasty and full of iron, phosphorus and potassium but it has very few vitamins. According to some, thanks to its properties, it is a natural anti-depressant…surely it can calm your appetite! But careful when you eat them, because they are full of fat!
