The everyday snack with a poisonous secret

by The Secret of the Day | Jul 16, 2026 | THE RECORD

One of the most popular snacks in the world is a close botanical cousin of poison ivy — and in its raw, natural state it is genuinely hazardous to handle. That is why you have never once seen it sold the way almost every other nut is. Today's secret is what it is, and why it always reaches you already stripped.

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