created by Anomander on 07/06/2024 at 19:48 UTC
170 upvotes, 2 top-level comments (showing 2)
Comment by JohnnyEnzyme at 07/06/2024 at 23:19 UTC
22 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Traditional harvest involves beating the trees with sticks to knock the nuts down. This causes bruising of the fruit, and unsightly staining of the shell. Thus the dye.
I didn't really understand this part at first. It seems the nut that we eat, surrounded by the shell, is in turn surrounded by a thin fruit layer. It looks like a tiny mango when fresh, and is part of the cashew family[1], which includes some somewhat toxic species, such as poison oak & poison ivy.
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacardiaceae
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Pistachio+fruit%22&udm=2
Comment by mullacc at 07/06/2024 at 21:32 UTC
13 upvotes, 1 direct replies
the least salacious thing I've read that contains the phrase "blackjack and hookers."