The cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) is a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew nut and the cashew apple. source
The cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) is a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew nut and the cashew apple.
The cashew can grow as high as 14 m (46 ft), but the dwarf cashew. source
The cashew can grow as high as 14 m (46 ft), but the dwarf cashew.
The cashew growing up to 6 m (20 ft), has proved more profitable, with earlier maturity and higher yields. source
The cashew growing up to 6 m (20 ft), has proved more profitable, with earlier maturity and higher yields.
The species of cashews is originally native to northeastern Brazil. source
The species of cashews is originally native to northeastern Brazil.
Portuguese colonists in Brazil began exporting cashew nuts as early as the 1550s. source
Portuguese colonists in Brazil began exporting cashew nuts as early as the 1550s.
Major production of cashews occurs in Vietnam, Nigeria, India, and Ivory Coast. source
Major production of cashews occurs in Vietnam, Nigeria, India, and Ivory Coast.
The cashew nut, often simply called a cashew, is widely consumed. source
The cashew nut, often simply called a cashew, is widely consumed.
The cashew is eaten on its own, used in recipes, or processed into cashew cheese or cashew butter. source
The cashew is eaten on its own, used in recipes, or processed into cashew cheese or cashew butter.
The cashew apple is a light reddish to yellow fruit, whose pulp can be processed into a sweet, astringent fruit drink or distilled into liquor. source
The cashew apple is a light reddish to yellow fruit, whose pulp can be processed into a sweet, astringent fruit drink or distilled into liquor.
The cashews English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree caju (Portuguese pronunciation:). source
The cashews English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree caju (Portuguese pronunciation:).
The fruit of the cashew tree is an accessory fruit (sometimes called a pseudocarp or false fruit). source
The fruit of the cashew tree is an accessory fruit (sometimes called a pseudocarp or false fruit).
The true fruit of the cashew tree is a kidney or boxing-glove shaped drupe that grows at the end of the cashew apple. source
The true fruit of the cashew tree is a kidney or boxing-glove shaped drupe that grows at the end of the cashew apple.
While the cashew plant is native to northeast Brazil, the Portuguese took it to Goa, India, between 1560 and 1565. source
While the cashew plant is native to northeast Brazil, the Portuguese took it to Goa, India, between 1560 and 1565.
Culinary uses for cashew seeds in snacking and cooking are similar to those for all tree seeds called nuts. source
Culinary uses for cashew seeds in snacking and cooking are similar to those for all tree seeds called nuts.
Cashew nuts are produced in tropical countries because the tree is frost sensitive, adapting to various climatic regions between the latitudes of 25°N and 25°S. source
Cashew nuts are produced in tropical countries because the tree is frost sensitive, adapting to various climatic regions between the latitudes of 25°N and 25°S.
