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Cashew apples must be cooked...

That guy is allergic to something in the shell of the fruit.

The raw nuts aren't toxic, but some people are allergic. Wikipedia says cooking (e.g. roasting) doesn't remove all the allergens:
"These allergies are triggered by the proteins found in tree nuts, and cooking often does not remove or change these proteins."
 
I don't eat anything in Mexico - or anywhere else - unless I know what it is and where it came from. Raw cashews are not toxic, but some people have severe allergies to various kinds of nuts and fruits. I don't eat raspberries or kiwi fruit because they make my tongue and lips immediately feel "fuzzy", swollen and weird. I think I'm allergic to them.
 
@Mary Terry

This stuff in Kiwis: actinidain

The symptoms of mild allergies typically show up in the mouth.

You might try Gold Kiwis. Most are sweeter and less acid than green ones. Nor sure about the allergen.
I've been told they're better for young children, but that might just be the acidity
 
Hypnalis said:
@Mary Terry

This stuff in Kiwis: actinidain

The symptoms of mild allergies typically show up in the mouth.

You might try Gold Kiwis. Most are sweeter and less acid than green ones. Nor sure about the allergen.
I've been told they're better for young children, but that might just be the acidity
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I'll skip the kiwis altogether. I don't like the little seeds in them, either.
 
Mary Terry said:
That's interesting. I do have an allergic reaction to latex gloves and latex in commercial band aids. I make my own band aids with sterile gauze and paper tape.
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My aunt was very upset when she visited her older
sister in the hospital because due to the way she
was talking and behaving, she supposed she'd had
a stroke.

No stroke.
Reaction to the latex wrappings.

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I can't use clothing containing spandex/lycra.

Or eat bananas, avocados, figs....etc.
 
This is off topic but some people who had Lyme disease develop Alpha-gal syndrome and can no longer eat red meat.
 
tree said:
My aunt was very upset when she visited her older
sister in the hospital because due to the way she
was talking and behaving, she supposed she'd had
a stroke.

No stroke.
Reaction to the latex wrappings.

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I can't use clothing containing spandex/lycra.

Or eat bananas, avocados, figs....etc.
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I don't really like bananas, either! I like avocados in small quantities if I put a lot of lime or lemon juice on them.
 
Liking doesn't figure into it for me.

I can like things, but if they mess me up,
I'm not doing it.
 
A couple times l reacted to mangos, my lips became inflamed. I now wonder if it was a pesticide.
 
Lemon Zing said:
The nuts are also toxic when used raw.
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Cashews are native here and are a traditional aboriginal food. They just roll the fruit in to the hot coals at the edge of a fire and when the fruit pops the nuts are ready to eat. I've met a few aboriginal people that are blind in one eye from sitting too close to the fire when the fruit popped when they were kids.

If you have bad reactions to Kiwi Fruit (Chinese Gooseberry) then give Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) a go. They come in red, white and purple and add a great colour to salads and deserts.

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Aspychata said:
A couple times l reacted to mangos, my lips became inflamed. I now wonder if it was a pesticide.
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My mother also reacts badly to mango sap like that, even if they're fresh from the garden. Some people react badly and some have no reaction at all. Mum loves mangoes and you can always tell when she's been eating them, all the skin around her mouth goes red.
 
By the way everyone, if you ask for a Kiwi outside of Europe and the US you're going to get a lot of strange looks and comments from people. This is a Kiwi:

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Dragon Fruit in Scotland costs nearly a fiver.

You can get yellow ones. They taste far sweeter.

You need to look at what's on myexoticfruit.com, by the way. 😋
 
Lemon Zing said:
You need to look at what's on myexoticfruit.com, by the way. 😋
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That's an amazing shop. I've never seen an online shop for fruit before but there you have it. The range is amazing but when I started converting prices to Aussie dollars the prices were mind boggling. But almost everything has to be imported.

That started me wondering what fruits grow locally in Scotland. I assumed apples, and yes, they're big on apples. I would have thought pears as well but found no mention of them. Different types of berries, I knew about this from Scottish migrants bringing blackberries to Australia where they quickly became a pest plant that cost our governments a fortune to get rid of. Rhubarb is popular here too but I'd never heard it described as a fruit before.
 
Dragon fruit was sold in Hawaii. Quite delicious. My mother-in-law had a lychee tree, so my daughter as a young child would enjoy these. I do wish to get a avocado tree in my next house but l have to special order it.
 
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