Questions tagged [cashews]
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Are fresh, raw cashews different from store-bought?
I have a pen pal in Brazil (is it still a pen pal if we e-mail? anyway...) and knowing that I like nuts sent me some cashews. Apparently there is a cashew farm near enough to her that she went right to the source and procured me some raw nuts. …

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Why do my stored cashews smell like fish?
I have a 30 Oz plastic jar of Roasted, Unsalted Archer Farms Cashew Nuts. I've noticed that after having it 'open' for a week or two (i.e. the lid is tightly screwed onto the jar, but the initial paper seal has been broken), the nuts begin to…

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Cashew flour in Kaju Katli
All of the recipies for Kaju Katli I've looked at says I should make my own cashew powder but I was wondering if I could substitute it with store bought cashew flour. I'm not sure what the difference is if there is any to begin with.

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Hard, store-bought cashews
I love cashews, I find them very nice and soft and really creamy like texture and they're the only nut I can eat right now.
I'm wondering recently I bought up a brand new container of cashews, but they are hard as peanuts and some of them are harder…

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Are these cashew nuts mouldy?
I accidentally had some of these nuts without looking properly and I am now quite worried. They tasted fine - no rancid or obvious bitter taste. Are the darkened bits leftover parts of the shell (i.e. normal parts of cashew nuts) or are they…

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