1. It is better to choose the ones with a complete crescent shape in appearance, white color, plump, fragrant smell, rich oil, and no moths or spots;

2. Those with sticky hands or moisture If it is abnormal, it means that the freshness is not enough.

Look at the nuts exposed through the cracks. If the exposed kernels are green and bright, it is a good product; if the inner skin is exposed, the color is lighter, and the skin is tight and wrinkled, indicating that the kernels are plump, which is a good product; if the exposed kernels are yellow or brown, they are old or moldy;

Extended information

1. Cashew nuts contain high calories, and their heat source is mainly fat, followed by carbohydrates and protein.

2. The protein contained in cashew nuts is twice as much as that of ordinary cereal crops, and the types of amino acids contained are complementary to the types of amino acids in cereals.

3. Cashews have a sweet taste and are most commonly used as snacks like peanuts. The most common way to eat them is to dip them in boiling oil and then eat them immediately. They are an ideal dish to accompany wine. For cooking, there are cold cashew nuts, celery and yuba, stir-fried cashew scallops, etc.

4. It seems uncommon to use cashew nuts to make soup, but for many vegetarians, cashew nuts are also a good soup ingredient, as commonly used as peanuts and chestnuts. Such as vegetable cashew soup, pumpkin cashew soup, burdock cashew soup, lotus seed soup, cashew nut soup, gastrodia cashew nut soup, etc.

Reference sources

Baidu Encyclopedia-Cashew Nuts