The commercial definition of a raw cashew is a cashew that has not been roasted.  It may, however, have been processed with temperatures over 120º F to open the shell.  Most companies steam the shell open, or boil it, and yet still call it raw because the nut has not been roasted.  The heat used to crack the nut is high enough to kill the cashew's natural enzymes and render it no longer a living food. 

 

Our cashews from Bali are "cracked" open with traditional knives, which are specially designed to open the cashew cleanly every time, and hand-polished to remove the "kulit ari", a htin skin protecting the kernel.  The result is a truly raw cashew kernel so incredibly sweet, soft and white that you simply won't believe your taste buds!

 

These cashews are grown and processed in a manner that promotes ecological sustainability on the fragile volcanic lands, and economic viability for the growers.  Our cashews are hadnpicked from Organically Certified trees in Bali, and hand processed in a labor of love that has nearly disappeard in the modern world.  Traditional producers, on average, can only prepare 2 kilos of raw kernels daily.  This limited production means that these cashews are only sorted into wholes, splits and pieces, and not by size.   To preserve the freshness of these cashews, they are vacuum packed shortly after opening.