Food fact

Cashews grow on the bottom of a fruit called the cashew apple.

The details

The cashew nut hangs below a fleshy, pear-shaped stalk called the cashew apple. The shell contains an irritating oil related to poison ivy’s, so cashews are always sold shelled and heat-treated.

Source: Cashew (Wikipedia)

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