Cashew harvesting typically occurs between February and May when the cashew apples are ripe. Skilled farmers hand-pick the apples, ensuring a careful selection to yield the highest quality cashew nuts. The process of cashew nut extraction is intricate.

Listen to a brief explanation on cashew plants, planting, fruit harvesting, feni distillation and nut processing, followed by a tour of the cashew orchard. Get a tour of the fruit segregation, juice extraction, feni distillation and traditional cashew nut roasting.

The process begins with the harvesting only tree ripened cashew apples from the trees, which takes place during the dry season from February to May. The cashew apples are handpicked, ensuring only the ripest and best-quality fruit is selected. Once harvested, the cashew apples are washed and crushed to extract the juice.

2024年12月8日 · From March to mid-May, the ripe fruits of the cashew trees that grow abundantly in the southwestern Indian state’s tropical hinterlands fall, ready for harvest. While the true fruit of the cashew tree - the cashew nut - is highly prized, the astringent cashew apple is typically discarded as waste or used for animal fodder.

2022年4月11日 · Between late February and early April, a majority of cashew harvest is carried out. Picking days are planned and cashew trails are organised as fruit is separated from nut. The freshly collected cashew nut is then prepared for the market - split, roasted, and seasoned before it makes it way to different parts of Goa, India, and beyond.

Cashew is one of the predominant cash crop in Goa with even the local wine from the breweries are of cashew nuts. The people love to drink the cashew wine which is Feni. If the Cashew farming is to be believed it was first found in Brazil and it was later introduced in India at the later half of sixteenth century.

As major part of Farm consist of Cashew Plantation and therefore processing of cashew karnels and fruits was necessary. Cashew karnals are processed at nearby Factory. Visitors can see the processing as well as buy the Fresh Cashew Karnals. Famous Goa Feni and Urrak (A seasonal drink) is distilled at the farm.

2024年5月17日 · 1. Cashew Feni: a. Harvesting: Ø The process typically begins during the cashew fruit season, which usually occurs in the summer months in Goa. Ø Ripe cashew apples are harvested from the cashew trees. b. Crushing: Ø The harvested cashew apples are then crushed to extract the juice. Traditionally, this is done by stomping on the fruit or ...

Cashew harvesting season is in Goa from about March to mid-May each year. The cashew fruit, as a whole, consists of the cashew apple and the cashew nut. The cashew apple is a pseudo-fruit, a swollen hypocarp, and the cashew nut is the fruit (or drupe), which consists of shell and kernel.

2024年11月14日 · Cashew trees, widely cultivated here, yield not only the beloved cashew nuts but also feni, a traditional Goan spirit distilled from the fruit. Many plantation tours guide visitors through the process of cashew harvesting and feni production, offering a fascinating glimpse into this age-old tradition.