Cashew nuts grow on cashew trees, with the nut encased in a hard shell, attached to an edible fruit known as cashew apple. Thomas said he’d heard cashew apples were edible and was keen to try ...

Thomas said he’d heard cashew apples were edible and was keen to try one – but had no idea about the dangers of biting into the cashew nut casing. Despite biting into the fruit at a market in ...

In Kakoda, South Goa, cashew farmer Agnelo Baretto is frenetically supervising his collection team. The plantation, strewn with cashew apples, is a melee of colour — red, orange and yellow. The ...

The air is scented by cashew fruit, and if you follow your nose, it will eventually lead you to a tree heavy with fruit. Cashew apple is an acquired taste. To make it edible, sprinkle salt.

The edible cashew nut only makes up a small percentage of fruit, and is encased in a hard shell that hangs below the large red or yellow ‘apple’ that is harvested from the tree.