National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day, In the News, and Enjoy
National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day
- Today is National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day! Interesting Facts about Cashews
Pistachio, mango, cashew and poison ivy are in the same family.
Cashews are native to Costa Rica and Central America.
The fresh cashew nut has a substance inside that produce a big burn and rash in skin and mouth, at the same time this is a highly valuable product known as Cashew Nut Shell Liquid or CNSL.
This ingredient has special structural features for transformation into specialty chemicals and high-value polymers. This is important considering the fact that, since this is a renewable resource, it is better than synthetics.
Cashews in Costa Rica are harvested during March and April.
