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What do you imagine when you hear the word “cashew”? Most of you will probably remember the curved, sweet and soft, beige nuts that you pick up first from the bag …

Peanut, groundnut, monkey nut… Arachis hypogaea has been called many names, but no matter how long we’re gonna do it, it won’t become a nut. In a botanical sense, the peanut is a legume or pulse, like beans, peas, lentils. So why do we refer to it like that?

We’ve all gone through the harsh times of baking and even harsher times of roasting nuts for the baked goods. It feels simple but too often it turns out not so …