![]() ![]() The fruit of the cashew tree is identical in looks to an apple, but it has a chalky texture, a slightly sweet taste and a pungent aftertaste. Once ripe, the cashewnuts are manually separated from the fruit and further processed. As it was later explained to us, the cashewnut is ready for harvest when the color of the cashew fruit changes from green, to any of the other colours. The cashewnut was literally hanging onto the fruit for dear life, it seemed to me. Hues of reds, yellows and greens, welcomed us at the cashew farm and this was the first time that I saw where the cashew actually comes from, and it looked a bit comical to me. Here are the different stages of the Cashew Lifecycle: The cashew was brought to the Indian shores of Goa by the Portuguese in the late 16th Century, and we Indians have since, discovered the secret life that a Cashewnut leads! We were a part of The Cashew Trail this year, an annual event organized by the Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa, tracing the journey of the Cashew, from fruit to its many derivatives. ![]() Whether you choose to believe the above story or not, in actuality, the cashewnut is a seed, and the source of a variety of products and by-products. – Legend of The Cashewnut The Cashew Fruit – Ready for Harvest You can now remain outside the apple, and watch the world go by, as you wanted’. So, it prayed and prayed, until God appeared one day, and said, ‘I grant you your wish. It could hear the sounds of the outside world, which it desperately wanted to explore. ![]()
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