Guess, guess: What is the fruit that is red but is not an apple, fleshy and has the seeds outside?.
Wonder where they get those delicious cashew you bought at the supermarket?
Well, it is from a curious fruit, meaty and nutritious that is found in tropical countries. The tree is leafy, which produces the fruit in summer time in large quantities, it’s bright red and sometimes yellow.
You will sit in the evenings around a bonfire to roast the seeds and then enjoy the rich cashew.
Maranion is an unusual fruit. Its seed, the cashew nut, grows on top of it in a thick, rubbery shell. Do not try to bite open the shell, it’s very bitter. Cashews must be roasted before they can be eaten; They are poisonous raw. The ripe fruit can be eaten or made into a drink (shakes) or fermented into wine. The dried fruit is like a mix between a prune and a fig and is sold in supermarkets.
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