Amazon on the plate

Cashew fruit
Origin
The cashew tree, a tree that reaches
ten meters of height, is native to the
coast of Brazilian’s North and
Northeast. The cashew tree,
Anacardium occidentale, gifts already
with two fruits: the cashew nut, which
has the power to germinate and the
cashew fruit, a pseudo-fruit. This
pseudo-fruit with its soft flesh and its
skin colored in vivid red, orange or
yellow, secure at the end the nut. A
very sensitive fruit with many varieties,
the wild cashews can be gigantic,
medium or so tiny like the so called
“cashew do mato”. The nut needs,
before it can be appreciated, to
undergo a complex process. It contains
a dangerous liquid that burns the skin.
Aroma
The pulp is very juicy, the juice is
aromatic, but astringent. Basically
there is a distinction between sweet
and sour cashew fruits. To make
sweets, they prefer the “sour” fruits.
Use
Jams, candied cashews, ice cream, soft
drinks and liquor. The juice, very rich in
vitamin C, loses its astringes being
processed.
Classic
Refreshment, cashew and candied
cashew.
Exotic
Used in salted dishes without or with
meet and fish.
Unmissable
Cashew caipirinha and crystallized
cashew which concentrates all the
flavor of the fruit.
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