Is that sarcasm I detect?

Cashews are indeed one of my favorites and are not cheap compared to peanuts and walnuts. However, as a gourmet ingredient, just eating a bunch of cashews by themselves is like eating a pile of caviar by itself or a slab of pate by itself. Gets boring very quick. Cashews are best used to garnish and complement other things. A well chosen mix of nuts with various tastes and textures is a lot more appetizing especially with a glass of champagne. Hence my preference...

Of course, if the choice is between a bag of peanuts and a cup of cashew nuts...