_The cashew nut seed is a kidney-shaped snack surrounded by several toxic layers intended to keep animals from gobbling it up. Outside the seed is a double shell filled with anacardic acid, which causes a skin rash on contact. In order to make the cashew seed edible, it's typically roasted to neutralize the acid — but roasters urge caution, because the smoke that comes off the acid is itself toxic. _
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