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I have recently finished a slideshow on cashews. Since I was quite ill to attend Foodtech. My teacher had seated me outside the space. I got to work on some food slideshows. Including cashews, which I will be showing today. I finished questions like how they grow, or what their climate is for harvesting, and many things like that. I hope that I have put a great answer on there. Answers that cover enough. But if not, I did try anyway, and that is the main thing that matters. I will show you evidence of my work. But I won’t be putting it in, as the quality is terrible. Here is the information based on what I’ve done. Comment down below if you think that a cashew is a nut or isn’t. Thank you, hope you have a great day, and thank you for reading my blog post.

Why I think that Cashews do not count as a nut. I would say no. But yes, at the same time. I’ve eaten cashews before, and they taste like any other nut I have tasted. I like them and they aren’t bad. But according to Google. They aren’t true nuts. Because they come from a cashew apple fruit, that’s where their seeds originate from. A true nut is a dry fruit with a singular seed. Almost similar to an acorn or a chestnut. They should have a hard shell, almost. But that doesn’t always depend on whether there is a nut or not. 

How do Cashews grow ? Cashews grow typically on trees, but they don’t look like the typical nuts you’d see, especially ones on a branch. They emerge from the bottom of a fleshy pear-shaped fruit. Called a cashew apple. The cashew nut is botanically a seed inside a hard shell that is attached to this so-called false fruit. Which can be red or yellow. After the cashew apples are harvested, they are processed separately to get the nuts, which must be heated to remove a toxic oil before they can be eaten. 

How are cashews grown and harvested? Cashews are grown on trees in tropical climates and harvested when the colorful cashew apple and attached nut ripen and turn yellow or red. The cashew apples are handpicked or gathered after they fall from the tree. The nuts are then separated from the fruit and dried to reduce moisture before being sent for processing, which involves roasting to remove a toxic shell irritant and then cracking and peeling to get the edible kernel.

What are the climate needs for cashew growing? Cashew trees require a warm, tropical climate with an average annual temperature of 24-28 °C. And annual rainfall of 800-1,600 mm. Paired with a distinct dry season of 4-6 months. They also need full sun exposure, minimal frost, and well-drained sandy soils.