my friends asked how I could do scenes like that and not get excited, but it wasn’t like that. My bits looked the size of a cashew nut.
— Colin Farrell
Making its way from brazil to india betwen 1560 and 1565 via portugese sailors, the cashew tree eventually spread throughout southeast asia and eventually africa.
not just a nut
We may know the cashew tree best for its nuts, but the cashew apple (fruit) is arguably even more useful. The cashew apple can be eaten fresh, cooked in curries, fermented into vinegar or alcoholic drinks. It’s also used to make preserves, chutneys and jams in countries like India and Brazil.
nut just a food
Cashew nuts, cashew apples - the use of cashew trees doesn’t end at foods. The shell of the cashew seed yields derivatives that can be used in applications like lubricants, waterproofing, paints and arms production. Some of these techniques were even used in World War II.
heart health
Many nuts have healthy amounts of monounsaturated fats, and cashews are no exception. These fatty acids have been associated with reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and heart attack.
cop some copper
Some minerals are produced naturally by the body, but copper does not fall under that category. Adding some cashews into your diet can help supplement your copper intake. Copper also plays an important role in the maintenance of collagen and elastin, major structural components of our bodies. Without sufficient copper, the body cannot replace damaged connective tissue of the collagen that makes up scaffolding for bone.
cashew of pirangi
Some trees grow tall, other trees grow wide. Located in Brazil, the Cashew of Pirangi is the world’s largest cashew tree, and covers an area of more than 7,000 square meters, roughly 70 times the size of a normal cashew tree. The tree is estimated to be over a thousand years old and produces over 60,000 fruits each year.