Cashew fruit cut open

Cashew fruits is very sweet, one the skin of the fruit is scratched or damaged, the fruits radiates a very strong and very sweet fragrance in its extended neighborhood up to several meters. Far enough to alert my neighbor's girl friend and awakened her appetite for the delicious fruits. Hence one morning my bungalow neighbor was looking around the balcony and calling me - his girl friend would love to know where I got the fruits. I was lucky enough to have plenty to share - hence his gf's problem solved.

The Cashew fruit-flesh is soft - all parts can be eaten. The nature of the fruit flesh is spongy. The fruit is totally saturated with juice - almost over saturated. Even the slightest touch lets drops of juice flow. If you scratch or damage the fruits - the fruits will bleed juice even without further touching or squeezing. Hence the Cashew fruits in totally unfit for any transportation by any means except for immediate local consumption. That might be the reason why I never saw this nice looking fruit on fruit markets before.

If you love to read more scientific facts on the usefulness of various parts of the fruit - have a look at the published scientific facts on Cashew - Anacardium occidentale L. - from Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University.