What appears to be the fruit of the cashew tree is an oval or pear shaped accessory fruit or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the cashew flower. Called the cashew apple, better known in Central America as "jocote de marañón", it ripens into a yellow and/or red structure about 5–11 cm long. It is edible, and has a strong "sweet" smell and a sweet taste. The pulp of the cashew apple is very juicy, but the skin is fragile, making it unsuitable for transport. It is often used as a flavor in aqua fresca
cashew fruit also known as
Language | Ingredient Name |
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Bangali | Hijli badam |
Gujarati | Kaju phal |
Hindi | kaju phal |
Kannada | Geruhannu |
Kashmiri | |
Malyalam | Kasumanga |
Marathi | Kaju phal |
Oriya | Lankaamba |
Tamil | Mundiri pazham |
Telugu | Jeedi pandu |