Cashew nuts, people are not only curious about the name more curious about its growth, that is to say, we eat whether it is the fruit or the nut part. So, how do cashews grow? How to save cashew nuts?

Cashew nuts are how to grow out

Cashew nuts also belong to the family of lacquer tree, cashews in the genus of a kind. Its Latin name is "Anacardium occidentale". Cashew is a shrub or small tree, 4 - 10 meters high, simple leaves, herbaceous, obovate, 8 - 14 centimeters long, 6 - 8.5 centimeters wide, apex rounded, entire, glabrous. Panicles, many-flowered and crowded, flowers yellow. Ovary obovoid, drupe reniform, 2--2.5 cm long, 1.5 cm wide. There is a large pear-shaped fleshy pseudocarp at the base of the fruit, which is formed by the fleshy expansion of the receptacle. Only the kidney-shaped drupe is the true fruit, usually sold in stores cashew nuts, is this kidney-shaped drupe. The pericarp and seed coat have been removed, and only the slightly white, flat and curved seed kernel, which is the cotyledon, is the edible part.

Cashew nuts originated in tropical America, now widely planted around the world. China's Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and Taiwan are also planted. Cashew nuts in addition to that waist-shaped kernel edible, its fleshy pseudo-fruit is also edible, can be eaten raw, or the production of fruit juice, jam, preserves, but also to make wine. Cashew seed kernel is high in oil content, can make high-grade edible oil. The oil of its shells can be used as medicine, but also as a preservative.

How to preserve cashews

Cashews should be stored in an airtight jar in the refrigerator for cold storage, or placed in a cool, ventilated place, avoid direct sunlight, and should be consumed as soon as possible.

Wash cashews and soak them in water for 5 hours before using them for cooking. When cooking with cashews, in order to reduce the heat, do not add oil, direct frying is better.

Unpacked cashews should be stored in a dry, cool and out of direct sunlight. Unpacked cashews should be refrigerated and eaten as soon as possible to avoid mold and mildew. Cashews if placed in a lot of water is easy to moisture, moisture is easy to mold and deterioration, so it should be placed in a dry place, if placed in the sun exposure is also easy to crack and deterioration, so place cashews to avoid direct sunlight.

Cashews who can not eat

Cashews are rich in oil, so it is not suitable for bile function serious malnutrition, enteritis, diarrhea patients and phlegm patients to eat.

Cashews contain fatty acids belonging to a benign fatty acids, although not easy to make people fat, but still should not eat too much, especially obese people should be more cautious cashews contain a variety of allergens, for allergic people, may cause some allergic reactions.

Special note: cashews should not be stored for a long time. There is "oil haram" flavor of cashews should not be eaten.

Special tips: Cashews should not be stored for a long time.