Cashews  Anacardium occidentale 

A Tropical South American nut; imported from Brazil and India. Used in baking, cooking and for cashew butter. This is the only nut sold in the United States out of its shell and this is mandated by law.  The cashew nut actually grows outside of the fruit called a Maranon, or Cashew Apple.  The fruit has a sour taste and is sold in juice form frozen, The nut hangs down from the bottom of the fruit like a comma.  The nutshell has a highly toxic oil that is extruded during the roasting process. It is served extensively as a snack and is usually available shelled or shelled and salted in envelopes and cans or bottles.
 

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