Cashew nuts, Color : Creamy

Cashew is the common name for a tropical and subtropical evergreen tree, Anacardium occidentale (syn. Anacardium curatellifolium), in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae (sumac family). It also is the name for the commercially important kidney-shaped, nut-like seed of this plant, which is edible when roasted or cooked.
While the seed of the cashew plant serves the purpose of reproduction for the plant, it provides various nutritional values for other animals, including humans.
However, it has taken human creativity to develop means to prepare this seed for consumption, since it naturally is surrounded by a caustic substance that can blister the skin of people. This creativity likewise is reflected in the use of other many parts of the plant, including the "cashew apple," the wood, and even the caustic resin itself.