Saturday, June 26, 2010

Cashew Nuts



I get excited every time I see the cashew apples on the trees. This is because from where I come from, cashew nut trees do not even exist! The first time I saw a cashew nut tree was when I moved here to KT. Pity me...kan???.. Here in Peninsular Malaysia, cashew nut trees can be found mostly in the East Coast particularly in Kelantan and Terengganu. I am not sure whether they can be found in other parts of Malaysia but definitely NOT in Selangor or Kuala Lumpur.

Last month I noticed that there were a lot of cashew apples on the trees ....There were the yellow apples and the red apples but I only managed to snap the photos of the yellow ones.




The fruit is called Cashew Apple. It is edible, and has a strong "sweet" smell and a sweet taste. ..


The cashew nut (seed) hangs at the bottom of the apple, and is c-shaped. The pulp of the cashew apple is very juicy and sweet. Nak makan kena petik sendiri kat pokok sbb tak jual kat mana2 pun..

Cashew apples and cashew nuts are excellent sources of nutrition. The cashew apple contains five times more vitamin C than an orange and contains more calcium, iron and vitamin B1 than other fruit such as citrus, avocados and bananas.



Ni buah yang tak berapa nak sihat ye! They are cashew apples from a tree we found by the roadside. Dari pokok terbiar..



The nuts look like boxing gloves..


Cashew tree by the roadside..




Butter toasted cashew nuts and sesame coated cashew nuts I bought in Rantau Panjang...Thailand mari ma..I especially love the sesame coated cashew nut. Sedap tau!

Cashews are a delicious snack that are good for us. They contain healthy mono-unsaturated fats, magnesium, and copper which help prevent heart disease, promote strong bones, and give you energy. I also found out that eating cashews may also reduce your risk of getting Colon Cancer.



Young leaves of cashew nut plants. Just like the fruit, the leaves are packed with vitamins. Ni beli kat pasar..


Here in the East Coast, the young leaves are often eaten raw as salad or with sambal belacan(shrimp paste mixed with chili and lime) or Budu (Anchovy Sauce). I love it you know. I suka ulam- ulaman- apa apa ulam pun I makan... I especially love to have it with Ikan Singgang and Budu! Peeergghhh!

Adding Cashews to any dish is also a great way to add taste and important nutrients to your diet. Cashew nuts are mostly common in Thai, Chinese and Indian cuisines.



You can also garnish your dish with cashew nuts..... This is Sweet Sour Meatball from Ummidishes..... Ni pinjam gambar from Umi hehe..

Well, till then. Have a beautiful weekend everyone... Tomorrow is a public holiday for us in Terengganu because Terengganu became the overall champion in SUKMA 2010. Congratulation to Trengganu and org2 Ganu kite!!!


59 comments:

  1. Sweet!!! ai tak penah lak nampak pokok ni...ada kat roadside lagi?? free for all ke?

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  2. TK Sensei,
    My Mama said you're obviously a city girl coz when she was growing up in Selangor, there was a humongous cashew tree in the middle of the sawah padi. She and her cousins would pick the fruits and eat them with salt. Oh, if you go to Phuket, do visit the cashew nut factory. They've processed the cashew apple into cordial too. har har har *evil laughs*

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  3. ohw my god..i dah lame tak nmpk cashew apples ni.. daun die tu mmg sedap buat ulam kan..i really2 love it..urghh rase nk makan ulam ni skang jugak..hmmmm

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  4. Buah gajus, kalau masak betul sedap, manis berair-air. Kalau tak cukup masak ada rasa kelat-kelat sikit. Kalau di kampung dulu(pahang), payah nak makan yang betul-betul masak, sebab tak sempat ranum dah ada yang petik, kelat pun kelatlah, budak-budak sapu juga. Maka nak merasa yang masak ranum memang payah masa tu. Tak ramai pula tu yang tanam pokok buah gajus ni, mungkin tak sesuai dengan jenis tanah di situ, jadi siapa yang pokok gajusnya segar dan menjadi buahnya, memang akan jadi perhatian budak-budak. Tuan punya terkulat-kulat je la tengok gajusnya tetap hijau tak kuning-kuning.

    very nice posting Tk. Cantik buah gajusnya tu.

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  5. Mmmmm - I love the cashew nuts! I have never seen the fruit though. So interesting - thanks!

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  6. YatMaria- Kat tepi jalan kat Setiu mmg banyak. Mmg bole ambik dan ramai org berenti kereta and ambik..kecuali pokok tu dpan rumah org...

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  7. CatInSydney-Oh..I see, I never know kat Selangor pun ada, hehe.I would love to visit the cashew factory. Ni yg semangat nak g phuket ni.

    Thank god cats dont eat cashew nuts!!! If not i would have to share them with my cats..haha

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  8. Maya-I pun suka daun tu as ulam. Byk khasiatnya..tak perlu susah2 beli sayur mahal2..

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  9. pokok ni agak susah cari kan, seingat i pun, i ve seen it once in perlis.. pucuknya tu sedap kan buat ulam esp kalau berlaukkan ikan bakar fuhhh... i like the first three pics very much, pandai ambik gambar yer.. nice composition

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  10. I learned so much about cashew in this single post, TK! You probably guessed it, here's somebody who's never seen a cashew apple tree or even know what a cashew apple is :) I do eat cashews so that's a good thing. I didn't know you can eat the young leaves. I'm going to open my eyes wider when I go to my local farmer's market next time and see if I can catch any of these cashew apples.

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  11. owh i tak tau pulak cashew nuts ni ada kat east coast je :D
    dulu i slalu jolok buah ni tiap kali nak pegi mengaji kat rumah arwah atuk i :D
    ..and bila dah tua ni suka plak makan pucuk dia tu as ulam...memang sedap :D

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  12. this is like reading a text book note about cashew nuts :) i tau makan jek.. didnt realize there is a lot of good things about it.. anyway u are right its hard to find the tree in selangor nor kl..

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  13. TK,
    i tak pernah tengok sampai sekarang kot.hehe...i suka makan makan daunnya cicah ngan sambal belacan ka budu ka semua i tibai...hahha. i kan memang satu msia *wink* anyway i bace u suka singgang+budu tu i dh meleleh dah skang di tgh2 mlm2 buta ini...i baru balik dr shanghai..so sgt2 rindu nak mkn singgang ikan+budu :)

    psstt..i tgh carik buku growing up in trg. semangat nak baca sebab baca review mcm menarik.

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  14. cashew nut.. only its nuts and pucuk je pernah tgk sbb tu je yg pernah makan.. as u said.. ulam gajus makan ngan sambal belacan.. perghhhhh!!! buah n pokok x pernah tgk.. bila tgk gambo pokok tu rasanya mcm byk kat tepi2 jalan..

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  15. Salam my dear TK..:)
    Bila tgk gambar 'jambu golok' tu...teringat dgn masak lemaknya..dah lama tak makan~!!!aduhaii..:)

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  16. Ini mak isah panggil 'buah gajus'. Lama tak tengok buah ni kat miri, macam dah pupus. Sayang, dulu2 mak isah waktu kecil selalu petik buah ni di pinggiran tepi rumah dekat hutan2..

    Nostalgia ek...tengok gambar2 yang TK papar kan disini...Thanks dear :)

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  17. Dulu masa i kecik2 suka makan buah janggus ni sampai terbatuk2..hehehe..tapi sekarang ni cuma suka makan pucuknya saja buat ulam cicah sambal belacan..sedap wehh..

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  18. suka makan buah ni, pahit2 kelat, n masak sayur lemak buah tu pun sedap, tambah pulak petai..ish ish semangkuk pung tak cukup..

    sayang pokok kat belakang rumah mak dah dipotong, few years ago berbuah banyak..

    :-)

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  19. Wow! I love cashew nuts and had no idea that is how they grew! Thank you for educating me and as always thanks for your lovely photos. x

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  20. ni ke pokok cashnut? i thought ada kat oversea ja - heheh

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  21. hehehe org kelate cakap buah ketereh.. sy lahir kat kampung ketereh la.. mmg ade sebatang pokok kat depan umah nenek.. budu cap ketereh sodap jugak :D

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  22. hmmmm, I love cashew nuts! And i checked out your previous post again. I thanked you for the award but I don't see my comment anywhere. So hereby, Thanks again! xxx

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  23. I love pucuk janggus buat ulam sedap.... bijinya memang sedap tapi kalau makan banyak2 pening, rasanya banyak cholesterol tu, beware...

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  24. eat lots of cashewnuts boleh jadi cepat bijak dan pandai :)

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  25. TK salam sejahtera my dear,

    Yup the trees can be found in abundance in Perak and northern states of Peninsula.I grew up in Ipoh.This fruit is my late mum's worst enemy.We used to get scoldings from her every time she did the laundry.The juice of this fruit will leave a brown stain on the cloth and will not be washed away.Mengamuk dia ..habis baju sekolah kena stained.The shoot is in my opinion the best of all..buat ulam laksa and ulam for nasi ulam pergh..the best. Hard to get this in Selangor.In Chow Kit seikat ada dua tiga pucuk cost RM3.00.Macaam gold. :)..thank you for sharing my dear..lovely pix indeed.

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  26. hahaha by the way..umi tak kisah TK or any other sahabat nak pinjam gambar ke nak copy recipes..memang umi sedekah..halal dunia akhirat..sharing is caring..Im flattered in fact.

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  27. My first time seeing a picture of a cashew tree. Thanks for sharing :)

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  28. I had never heard of a cashew apple before. Very interesting! I love cashews and they are indeed good for us.

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  29. We use cashews in soup too. I love eating them plain or flavored. The cashew apple fruit looks like a yellow mellon. You don't know how lucky you are to have a variety of fruits in Malaysia. Fruits from Asia are imported frozen to the U.S. so by the time they arrive at our grocery store, they're no longer that fresh.

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  30. cashew nut in indo was called jambu mete..
    I've ever tasted it once before when I'm still a child, but the colour was red, and it tasted sweet.. nowadays it's very rarely to be found here...
    Thx TK for showing us the pics of cashew nut,
    cool...as usual!! hehe...

    Ooo.. foto masakan paling bawah tu rasanya I kenal tuh... hehe... rupanya punya umihoney...hehe..

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  31. Rad- Saya sendiri pun terliur sgt tgok buah gajus yg masak ranum tu. Timakasihlah kongsi cerita nostalgia zaman kanak2 kat sini. Seronok membacanya..

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  32. Dragonfly- Hi Karen! You are welcome. Happy that you've learned something from this posting.

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  33. LadyOfLeisure- TQ lady for the compliment. Nowadays pokok ni mmg semakin pupus dimana2 pun..Kat Kelantan and Tganu pun susah nak jumpa.

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  34. Zarin- Since I got married until now I tak pnah jumpa pun pokok ketereh ni kat kelantan! Hubby ckp masa dia kecik2 dulu byk!

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  35. Nana- I pun suka sgt singgang and budu. Pnah dulu kami buat jamuan lauk ikan singgang dgn budu. Lauk2 lain tak laku!

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  36. nhalilah-memang byk tepi2 jalan tapi berbuah setahun sekali je kot..susah nak jumpa buahnya!

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  37. Rosebelle- Glad that u've learned something from this posting. Very happy to share some knowledge with friends from other parts of the world!

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  38. Pn Kartini- ye la kat sini org panggil jambu golok. Anak murid slalu cerita mak dia masak lemak jambu golok..Tak pernah rasa lagi..!

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  39. Pn Isah- Mak Isah, pokok ni mmg dah pupus kat mana2 pun. It's something of the past already..Jadi kenangan je la..for some people..

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  40. Cheqna- Tak penah try lg jambu golok masak lemak. Sure tambah sedap bila letak petai..I Suka sgt petai.

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  41. Ermayum- FYI..oversea mana tu agaknya..pokok tu hanya tumbuh kat negara tropika yang!

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  42. Ojah- Ye la butir tegheh..Budu cap ketereh famous sgt!

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  43. Biana- You are welcome dear. I really love your blog!

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  44. I am Amsterdam- yelah the nuts byk fat jugak..tak bole mkn byk2!

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  45. Fatenton- oh ye ke dear? boleh jadi cepat bijak dan pandai..mmg byk khasiatnya ye... Thnks for sharing!

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  46. Umihoney- Ye la Umi..my hubby tak bg petik buah tu sembarangan takut kene baju! Jd stain..Kat KT daun tu seikat singgit!

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  47. Farah Y- Hi Dik! Thanks for dropping by..Bukan senang nak tgok buah gajus tu. Jarang berbuah..

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  48. Cheryl- me too loves cashew nut.Thanks for stopping by!

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  49. Xaio Yen Recipes- Here we dont get fresh apples! I always prefer to have local fruits which is fresh!

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  50. Nensa- Hi Nensa..thanks for dropping by.The red one is very rare...Here it's very hard to find cashew trees.

    Yes..I borrowed Ummi's photo..it looks delicious!

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  51. Azmiezas- nampaknya I je yg tak pnah mkn buah tu masa kecik2. Ulam tu pun dtg tganu ni baru jumpa..

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  52. Susannah- Hi dear! Thanks for stopping by. I am so glad you have learned something from this posting!

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  53. Wauw soo beautiful! Love ur photography!

    xx
    myvisualillusions.blogspot.com

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  54. myvisualillusions- Hi! Thanks for dropping by and thanks for the compliment.

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  55. Nice post, liked it. i am frm Kerala, India and where i come frm, cashewnut is found everywhere, especially in the costal belt. my grandma used to make port wine using the fruits...You can buy cashewnut based port wine in Goa n othr portugese colonies in india..
    manoj

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  56. Manoj- Hi Manoj! I had read about the cashew nut wine and had seen photos of cashew nut treees in India. In India, the fruits are really huge! Thanks for stopping by. Glad to know that someone from India had read my post!

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  59. I get excited every time I see the cashew apples on the trees. This is because from where I come from, cashew nut trees do not even exist!

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