Today is National Cashew Day, celebrating a unique seed that grows beneath the colorful cashew apple on trees native to Brazil and now cultivated across tropical climates. First exported by the Portuguese in the 1500s, cashews became popular worldwide once people learned to safely roast away the shell’s natural irritants—a discovery inspired in part by watching how local monkeys opened them. Over the centuries, cashews have become a global favorite, valued not only as a nutritious snack but also for the tree’s useful byproducts, from medicinal remedies to modern industrial oils. As we enjoy the foods the Lord has provided, National Cashew Day reminds us that His creations bless us when we work to make them useful for our health and well-being—inviting us to consider how we use our own gifts to benefit others in His Story today.

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