But the complications don't stop there. Cashews grow inside cashew apples, and must be extracted in order to be eaten. But this is a dangerous job, as the shell protecting the seed, a.k.a. the ...

The visible pear-shaped cashew apple, which often draws attention, is not the actual fruit. Beneath it hangs a small, kidney-shaped drupe. Inside this drupe lies the cashew seed, which is what we eat.

PHNOM PENH: Abandoned cashew apples from farmers in the deforestation-free cashew programme at Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary in Ratanakkiri province have been used to produce premium liqueur for the ...