Cashew

Noix de cajou

What it is

It grows hanging beneath a fleshy false fruit, and its shell contains a caustic oil related to poison ivy — which is why cashews are never sold in the shell and why shelling them by hand is genuinely hazardous work.

In the kitchen

Soaked and blended it makes a cream that behaves like dairy. It is the base of half the vegan sauces that actually work.

Goes with

Coconut milk Chili pepper Lime Cilantro / Coriander Ginger Garlic Curry leaf Honey

Also used with

Nutritional yeast White poppy seed

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