Show I Indian Cashew Nut NutA A recent immigrant into the the United States the cashew nut ar ar- arrived arrived ar- ar arrived I rived from India where it was in introduced in- in inI I traduced from Brazil by the Portuguese Portuguese I guese who also brought the tree to toI I East Africa There is a common belief that each nut has a worm inside as infrequently found in overripe cherries This little soft I white thing found in some cashew nuts is the start of germination when the nuts have been picked too toolate toolate toolate late somewhat like potatoes start start- starting starting I ing to sprout In India the cashew I is hand cracked Toasted roasted in shallow pans over open fires to the point when cracking of the nuts may be bedone bedone bedone done easily The United States is almost the sale buyer of the cashew output from India usually in burnt or salted form |