If you can, stop what you’re doing and do a google image search for “how cashews grow” right now.
Like. What is this bullshit???
WHAT THE FUCK
fun fact about cashews actually!! they’re technically the seeds of the cashew apple you see above them there as opposed to being a nut and they’re incredibly poisonous (they’ve got the same sort of acid that is found in poison ivy) if you eat them raw which is why stores always carry them roasted and unshelled
for scale of how big these suckers actually are too here’s one in my adult hand
Are cashew apples edible?
yes! if you eat them at the right time they can be very sweet and juicy but for the most part they seem to be relatively bitter and acidic so it’s sort of an acquired taste but they have incredibly fragile skins so they don’t ship very well which is probably why you won’t see them outside of places like central america