In Tanzania, the cashew apple is fermented, then distilled to make a strong liquor gongo. Fermented juice then undergoes a double distillation process to get feni. In Goa, India, the cashew apple is mashed, the juice is extracted and kept for fermentation for 2–3 days. In Panama, the cashew fruit is cooked with water and sugar to get a sweet, brown, paste-like dessert Cashew juice is a type of beverage made from the apple of the cashew tree. In Brazil, the cashew fruit juice is popular all across the country. In Thai and Chinese cuisines they are used whole. The cashew apple, which is an accessory fruit (e.g., not a true fruit), is about three times as large as the true fruit and is reddish or yellow. The cashew nut can also be harvested in its tender form, when the shell has not hardened and is green in color. The cashew apple is eaten raw or used in curries.
It is also used in powdered form in the preparation of several Indian sweets and desserts.īoth roasted and raw kernels are used whole for making curries and sweets in Goa. The nut can be used whole for garnishing sweets or curries, or ground into a paste to form a base for curries and sweets. The cashew nut is eaten on its own, lightly salted or sugared or dipped in chocolate. Seeds are ground into powders used to treat snake bites. The bark scraped, soaked overnight and boiled to controls diarrhea. Many parts of the plant are used by the medicinally. The cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL), a byproduct of processing cashew, is used to treat tooth abscesses. The taste of feni varies, depending on the main ingredient, cashew apple, coconut sap, or palm sap which are then mixed with spices. It is served in restaurants and bars, and is also available for purchase in liquor stores. Some people even report the flavor as being bitter and is. The fruit has a slightly citrus flavor and a mildly acidic taste. They have a tropical flavor but don’t taste distinctly fruity the way that apples or oranges do. Roasting cashews destroys the toxin, in the shells. The more popular cashew feni is a spirit made mostly from the fermentation of cashew apple juice. Cashew fruit, sometimes called a cashew apple, is the protective fruit that surrounds the cashew nuts we know and love. The seed is surrounded by a double shell. Within the true fruit is the cashew nut the real seed. The true fruit of the cashew tree is a kidney shaped drupe that grows at the end of the cashew apple. In Latin America, a fruit drink is made from the cashew apple pulp which has a very refreshing taste having notes of mango, raw green pepper and grapefruit.
#Cashew apple taste skin
The pulp of the cashew apple is very juicy, but the skin is fragile, making it unsuitable for transport. It is edible and has a strong “sweet” smell and a sweet taste. What appears to be the fruit is an oval structure called the cashew apple. The fruit of the cashew tree is an accessory fruit or false fruit.
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