Dried coconut is available sweetened or unsweetened. Drain, add cold water, and wait one minute. Drain again, transfer the nuts to a towel and rub vigorously. These mild-flavored oblong nuts are used extensively in cooking and can be added to baked goods or to vegetable and grain dishes. They are used for snacks but can also be chopped into grain dishes or used in baked goods and candies.
Cashews become limp when added to baked goods.
They have a starchy texture and a somewhat sweet flavor. Chestnuts can be roasted, boiled or steamed in the shell and eaten as a snack or chopped and added to stuffing. They can also be pur ed and blended with other vegetables. These huge nuts grow on palm trees and have a thick husk and outer shell that requires a hammer to crack. They are unique because of their very high content of saturated fat.