# Almonds or Cashews? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 25, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592 "2011-02-25T15:27:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/1 "2011-02-25T15:27:29Z")
Which do you prefer, almonds or cashews? (I have a theory and it’s sort of like choosing your favorite Beatle.) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/2 "2011-02-25T15:39:17Z")
I need context. I picked “cashews” because if you put a bowl of salted nuts in front of me and told me to pick one, that’s what I’d pick. But some things are better with almonds, or almond flavor, in them. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/3 "2011-02-25T15:46:13Z")
Cashews. And Lennon, for what it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/4 "2011-02-25T15:57:42Z")
Almonds. I like cashews, but after a handful the richness is overpowering. I can nosh on almonds much longer. Also, I could probably eat almond paste right out of the can. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/5 "2011-02-25T16:05:57Z")
I have a strangely strong opinion on this - I love almonds and I think cashews are gross. BTW… George Harrison. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/6 "2011-02-25T16:36:25Z")
Cashews are the yummiest of all nuts. If it weren’t for the fat content, I’d eat 'em all the time. And the Beatles were so much more than the sum of their parts that it’s silly to pick a favorite Beatle. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/7 "2011-02-25T16:38:57Z")
Macadamias and Ray Davies. Because I’m a rebel. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/8 "2011-02-25T16:41:47Z")
I like cashews better but I eat more almonds for the same reasons as **Chefguy**. We tend to buy nuts from Costco in 1kg bags and the cashews I can leave in the bag but the almonds I need to separate into snack sized bags or I could just mindlessly eat the entire container. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/9 "2011-02-25T16:42:58Z")
Cashews because they have a sweet taste to them. I’ve recently discovered cashew butter and I don’t think I can go back to peanut butter. and Pete Best. ---
**Author:** ![Grapefruit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/10 "2011-02-25T17:17:26Z")
> [@Tahssa](#): > > Cashews because they have a sweet taste to them. The cashew’s sweetness is why I picked almonds! ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/11 "2011-02-25T17:29:20Z")
I picked cashews in the poll, but pistachios are the tastiest nut ever. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/12 "2011-02-25T17:44:29Z")
Without almonds there could be no chocolate covered almonds. ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/13 "2011-02-25T17:57:37Z")
I’m torn - on the one hand, cashews have that buttery flavor, but on the other hand, almonds have the crunch you just don’t get in cashews. If you could make a hybrid of the two with the crunch of an almond but the flavor of a cashew, I’d be sold. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/14 "2011-02-25T18:00:09Z")
Almonds and Ringo I hate cashews and think Lennon was good only when his ego was kept in check. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/15 "2011-02-25T18:30:15Z")
Almonds, but both are towards the bottom of my favorite nut list. Cashews especially are overrated. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/16 "2011-02-25T18:32:57Z")
Almonds. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/17 "2011-02-25T18:43:41Z")
Cashews and I despise the Beatles. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/18 "2011-02-25T18:54:34Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. Cashews. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/19 "2011-02-25T19:03:43Z")
I can taste/sample/enjoy almonds, but I can’t stop eating cashews once I start. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592/20 "2011-02-25T19:09:38Z")
Pecans and Pete Best. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almonds-or-cashews/572592.md?page=2)