Editing Cashew (section)

=== Nut and shell ===
Culinary uses for cashew seeds in snacking and cooking are similar to those for all tree seeds called nuts.<ref name="morton" /><ref name="duke" />

Cashews are commonly used in [[Cuisine of the Indian subcontinent|Indian cuisine]], whole for garnishing sweets or curries, or ground into a paste<ref name="duke"/> that forms a base of sauces for curries (e.g., ''[[korma]]''), or some sweets (e.g., ''[[kaju barfi]]''). It is also used in powdered form in the preparation of several Indian sweets and desserts. In [[Goan cuisine]], both roasted and raw kernels of [[Goa Cashew (Kaju or Caju)|Goa Kaju]] are used whole for making curries and sweets. Cashews are also used in [[Thai cuisine|Thai]] and [[Chinese cuisine]]s, generally in whole form. In the Philippines, cashew is a known product of [[Antipolo]] and is eaten with [[suman (food)|''suman'']]. The province of [[Pampanga]] also has a sweet dessert called [[Turrón#Philippines|''turrones de casuy'']], which is cashew [[marzipan]] wrapped in white wafers. In Indonesia, roasted and salted cashews are called ''kacang mete'' or ''kacang mede'', while the cashew apple is called ''jambu monyet'' ({{abbr|lit.|literally}} 'monkey rose apple').{{cn|date=June 2023}}

In the 21st century, cashew cultivation increased in several African countries to meet the manufacturing demands for [[cashew milk]], a [[plant milk]] alternative to [[dairy milk]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Osborn M |date=26 August 2015 |title=Access to Market Data and Supply Chain Visibility offer Economic Boost to Ghana Cashew Farmers |url=http://consumergoods.edgl.com/column/Access-to-Market-Data-and-Supply-Chain-Visibility-offer-Economic-Boost-to-Ghana-Cashew-Farmers101911 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604004917/http://consumergoods.edgl.com/column/Access-to-Market-Data-and-Supply-Chain-Visibility-offer-Economic-Boost-to-Ghana-Cashew-Farmers101911 |archive-date=4 June 2016 |access-date=11 May 2016 |publisher=Consumer Goods Technology}}</ref> In Mozambique, ''bolo polana'' is a cake prepared using powdered cashews and mashed potatoes as the main ingredients. This dessert is common in South Africa.<ref>{{cite book |author=Phillippa Cheifitz |title=South Africa Eats |year=2009 |publisher=Quivertree Publications |isbn=9780981428727 |oclc=519442115}}</ref>

{{gallery|mode=packed
|Women preparing cashew, Burkina Faso.jpg|Women shelling cashews in [[Burkina Faso]], West Africa
|Shelling cashews.jpg|A woman using a machine to shell cashews in Thailand, wearing gloves to protect against [[contact dermatitis]]
|CashewSnack.jpg|Salted, roasted cashew nuts
|Cashew - sprout.jpg|Cashew sprouts are eaten raw or cooked.}}