Which nut is never sold with a shell on?

dg_dave

Cashews do not have a shell when sold. Reference website: http://www.wfiu.indiana.edu/amos/library/scripts/cashews.html Jan 08 07, 5:30 PM

lanfranco

I think you might be talking about the cashew. Its double shell contains a toxic skin irritant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew Jan 08 07, 5:31 PM

woodardr

I don't think Macadamia nuts are sold with shells, either, as their shell is too difficult for the average consumer to open. "The Macadamia nut's kernel is extremely hard to mine out of its shell (it requires about 300 psi or 2000 kPa to crack)" -- From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macadamia Jan 08 07, 6:22 PM

MotherGoose

"I don't think Macadamia nuts are sold with shells, either, as their shell is too difficult for the average consumer to open." They are sold with the shell in Australia as I have bought them this way many times. Jan 08 07, 11:43 PM

star_gazer

And don't forget the Brazil nut: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061222010349AAKSNBx&show=7 Jan 09 07, 5:55 AM

crazycube

But the Brazil nut is often sold with the shell on, at least in the UK. Jan 09 07, 7:08 AM

ryiannah_shrum

Actually, if we're sticking with the botanically correct "nuts", then there aren't any. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_%28fruit%29 Most of the "nuts" we are used to in the english-speaking world are seeds or non-nut fruits (usually drupes). So cashews, almonds and the like wouldn't count. If we were to include "nuts" in the culinary sense, then cashews could count. But then again, I bet farmers sell the "nuts" with the shells on to processing plants, which then de-shell the cashews, so they're still "sold" with shells on. :) Corn "nuts" on the other hand, would be more appropriate, since they're just roasted maize kernels, which by definition don't have a "shell"-like structure. Jan 09 07, 11:18 AM

coolchef

simple answer.... a donut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jan 09 07, 12:38 PM

Baloo55th

Go home!!!!! Jan 09 07, 2:46 PM