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Episode 86: The Cashew Tree

Welcome to the start of my second Nut Trees miniseries! Last year, I covered in sequence the trees that give us Almonds, Walnuts, and Pecans–but I’ve returned to the snack bowl to dig into the history of Cashews, Pistachios, and Macadamia Nuts.
I simply had to start with Cashews since they are my favorite nut, so come learn about a South American tree that took on a South Asian identity. These trees probably have the weirdest fruits that I’ve covered yet, excluding Figs obviously, and there is inevitably some weird stuff that humans have done with them.

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Music is by Academy Garden (academygarden.bandcamp.com)
Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram
Script Editing and Social Media is by Laurie Hilburn (lhilburn.journoportfolio.com)
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Sources:

https://www.ikisan.com/tn-cashew-morphology-and-growth.html

https://cropforlife.com/accessory-fruit/

https://nutgeeks.com/cashew-harvesting/

http://www.bigorrin.org/archmn-tupi.htm

https://www.tarladalal.com/article-uses-of-cashew-nuts-293

https://wholesalenutsanddriedfruit.com/history-of-the-cashew/

https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Cashew_Apples_16666.php

https://www.tridge.com/stories/understanding-vietnams-cashew-industry-the-largest-importer-of-raw-cashews-and

https://soapboxie.com/social-issues/blood-cashews

https://www.zdnet.com/article/mr-peanut-goes-to-africa-to-train-cashew-farmers/