First of all, the difference between raw cashews and cooked cashews.
1. From the color point of view, raw cashews are a natural milky white, which will not change obviously even if they are dried in the sun, while cooked cashews are darker and close to dark yellow after treatment.
2, texture, the texture of raw cashews is relatively soft, and it is easy to deform by hand, while cooked cashews are hard, even if they are squeezed hard, it is difficult to deform.
3. In terms of nutrition, raw cashews retain a lot of nutrients because they are not processed, while cooked cashews will lose to some extent after processing.
4. The shell of raw cashew nuts is relatively complete, the shape is basically uniform, the color is milky white, and it is not easy to break. However, after being processed and fried, the cooked cashews are as crisp and fragile as peanut coats, and the color is also a few copies of Hongze, which is easy to distinguish with the naked eye and the simplest identification method.
5. How to eat. Raw cashews are very pure, chewy and creamy. After eating, the taste will stay on the tip of the tongue. Cooked cashews lose some moisture and oil after frying, and become more crispy, which is another delicious food.
Second, how to eat raw cashews?
Raw cashew nuts can not only be eaten dry, but also be made into medicine, which is a good material for Chinese medicine. Cashews can also be used to cook soup. Although it is not common, its nutritional value will be higher. Dried cashews are the most suitable, because that's its best taste. How to make raw cashews, cashew shrimp is a good practice.
Ingredients: cashew nuts, shrimp, ginger, garlic, green pepper and red pepper.
Specific practices:
Put oil in the pot, fry cashew nuts slowly with a small torch until the surface is golden, and take them out for later use; Wash shrimp, wash ginger, garlic, green pepper and red pepper, and chop them for later use; Put oil in the pot, add ginger and garlic until fragrant, then add shrimp and stir fry; Add a little pepper and soy sauce, add a little water and simmer the shrimp for a while; Add green pepper and red pepper and stir fry; The soup is almost collected. Put the fried cashews into the pot and stir well.