Do cashew nuts grow in shells?

Answer 1

This is what I found when I had the same question! The cashew does have a shell. So why have most people never seen the shell? Because it's poisonous! Cashews developing below

the cashew apples.

As a member of the Anacardiaceae family, the cashew is related to poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. (Oddly enough, it's also related to the mango.) Thus, the shell surrounding the kernel contains oil which can irritate human skin just like its annoying relatives. As you might expect, that makes the whole process of harvesting cashews a bit complicated. But let's start from the beginning . . . Cashews grow on large tropical evergreens with wide green leaves. Native to tropical America, these shrub-like trees can grow 30' to 40' high, and spread up to 60' wide. The nut grows on the end of a 2-4" fleshy stalk. After the nut develops, the stalk swells into a white, yellow, or red, pear-shaped "fruit" called the cashew apple. The apple itself is safe and edible raw. It's also commonly used to make jelly, juice, and wine. The nut, however, is not safe or edible raw. The delicious kernel is trapped within two shells, an oily outer layer and a thin hard one, which are separated by a honeycombed tissue. Because the nuts are fragile and kidney-shaped, nobody has been able to develop a method of shelling them with machines. So the nuts are actually prepared by hand. To reduce the toxicity of the cashew oil and make the shells brittle, the nuts are first roasted. Even this step is dangerous, though, because the smoke given off is also a poisonous irritant. Finally, the shells are broken away by skilled workers using wooden hammers---who must be careful not to damage the nuts within! So the next time you pop open a can of yummy cashews with a friend, share the fascinating story behind these popular curved nuts! Copyright © 2001 by John W. Schlim Jr.

Answer 2

Yes. Cashew nuts grom underground in shells when they are ready they will pull the roots from the ground and shell the cashews

Completely wrong! Peanuts grow underground, but cashew nuts grow on trees as part of a orange pepper shaped fruit which contains a toxic oil and the shell containing a single cashew nut.

Answer 3

No , because they don't grow in shells . They are actually the stalk of the Cashew apple , a bitter tasting fruit that is only used for fermenting an alcoholic drink

Answer 4

basically a bean shape. it's inbetween beige and tan and has a line running down the middle where it will split.

Answer 5

Yeah :d