# Fugu? I laugh in the face of Fugu (and other dangerous foods) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 17, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fugu-i-laugh-in-the-face-of-fugu-and-other-dangerous-foods/245633 "2004-05-17T17:15:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mycroft\_Holmes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@Mycroft\_Holmes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_Holmes)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fugu-i-laugh-in-the-face-of-fugu-and-other-dangerous-foods/245633/21 "2004-05-19T11:13:07Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Another food of this nature is the cashew. It’s related to poison ivy and if you eat the fruit or unroasted nut, it can be very unpleasant. Huh??? I have been to Recife in the state of Pernambuco, Brasil where there are a lot of Caju trees. The “Pernambucanos” eat the raw pseudo-fruit and drink the juice of the “Caju” all the time. The actual fruit is the part that is roasted to make cashew nuts, and below that there is a succulent pseudo-fruit which can be eaten raw and juiced. In fact the caju pseudo-fruit has a higher level of Vitamin C than the acerola, and a heck of a lot more than the orange. There is a whole lot of information [here](http://www.rain-tree.com/cajueiro.htm). Although I guess you could be correct when it comes to the nut, since the cite above has this to say: > [@](#): > > The nut kernel inside is covered with an inner shell, and between the two shells is a thick, caustic, toxic oil calledcardol. Cashew nuts must be cleaned to remove the cardol and then roasted or boiled to remove the toxins before they can be eaten. But the pseudo-fruit can be eaten raw, and is absolutely delicious!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fugu-i-laugh-in-the-face-of-fugu-and-other-dangerous-foods/245633.md?page=1)