01.28.07

Why you can’t buy cashews in the shell

Posted in Daily life, Food at 11:48 am by LeisureGuy

And why you should be happy about that.

2 Comments »

  1. Anonymous said,

    1 October 2008 at 9:00 am

    Cashews are always sold shelled because the interior of the shells contains a caustic resin, known as cashew balm, which must be carefully removed before the nuts are fit for consumption. This caustic resin is actually used in industry to make varnishes and insecticides.

  2. LeisureGuy said,

    1 October 2008 at 9:07 am

    Many thanks.


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