Though it's native to Brazil, I spotted this food hanging from a tree in Nicaragua last week. Look mysterious? Here's a hint: 4.1 billion pounds of this food are consumed worldwide each year. In fact, you've probably eaten it! Put your guesses in the comments section and come back tomorrow for the right answer. Update: Get the answer after the jump... You were right... It's a cashew nut! Well, the green cashew-shaped part is, anyway. As commenter Ellie pointed out, the top part of the fruit is known as the cashew apple. Too delicate to ship to grocery stores, cashew apples are only eaten in cashew-growing regions, so if you ever stumble upon one be sure to take a bite.
In case this post had you craving cashews, here a few Everyday Food recipes to check out:
Pan-Fried Shrimp with Green Curry Cashew Sauce
Watercress, Pear, and Cashew Salad
Plus, pick up our April issue and check out the Cashew-Ginger Granola recipe on page 39 - a perfect sweet-and-spicy snack.
From: Rachel | 3/31/11 at 8:05 pm
cashew!!
From: Karen | 3/31/11 at 9:26 pm
cashew
From: erica johnson | 3/31/11 at 10:28 pm
cashew fruit?
From: Ellie | 4/1/11 at 3:11 am
Cashew nut. (And above it is a cashew apple, which rots very quickly, so it's hard to find a fair taste of the fruit. But in southern Tanzania a lot of the homemade spirit is made from cashew apples.)
From: Alysia | 4/1/11 at 8:52 am
Cashews!
From: Patty Martins - Aqui na Cozinha | 4/1/11 at 10:28 am
This is the cashew fruit and here in Brazil, mainly in the Northeast of Brazil use a lot. In my blog I have some recipes made with him and step by step photos.
They are:
http://www.aquinacozinha.com/2010/01/doce-de-caju-em-calda-tao-bom-e-tao-facil/
http://www.aquinacozinha.com/2011/01/balinhas-de-caju-ou-nego-bom-de-caju/
http://www.aquinacozinha.com/2011/01/doce-de-caju-pastoso/
Kisses
Patty Martins
(Brazil)
From: suriya | 4/1/11 at 11:27 am
cashew fruit
From: Sharon | 4/1/11 at 1:25 pm
figs
From: Samantha | 4/1/11 at 2:01 pm
Cashew Tree
From: Fernando C. OLayvar | 4/5/11 at 12:42 pm
Cashew Fruits! We have lots of those here in the Philippines.